Tasker H. Bliss
Tasker H. Bliss
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- Description
- Oil on illustration board. Portrait of four star General Tasker H. Bliss. Army Service Ribbons for Decorations and Metals include: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, Spanish Campaign, Philippine Campaign, Army of Cuban Occupation, and Mexican Serivce. Bliss wears a pin with the federal insignia indicating his rank of Chief of American Section, Supreme War Council. He also wears a Sam Browne Belt, possibly a white under shirt (visable at collar), and glasses in his left pocket.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Painting
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- associated person
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- artist
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- 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
- ID Number
- AF.58088M
- catalog number
- 58088M
- accession number
- 203612
- World War I
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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