August Steidl

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Description:

Oil on illustration board. Portrait of Sergeant August Steidl. Steidl wears the Medaille Militaire medal and the Croix de Guerre with Palm above his left breast pocket. He possibily wears a collar disk but it has not been filled in with color or detail. Steidl has his arms crossed and has brown eyes and a moustache. Only his head and medals have been filled in with color. Steidl's signature is in the bottom left corner in pencil.

Date Made: 1919Associated Date: 1917 - 1918

Associated Person: Chase, Joseph CummingsChase, Joseph CummingsArtist: Chase, Joseph Cummings

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Montabaur

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Military, Art

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.58065MCatalog Number: 58065MAccession Number: 203612

Object Name: Painting

Physical Description: oil (overall production method/technique)illustration board (overall material)Measurements: overall: 24 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in; 62.23 cm x 46.99 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8475-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_447742

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