George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall
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- Description
- Oil on illustration board. Portrait of five star General George C. Marshall. Army Service Ribbons for Decorations and Medals include: Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Unknown Ribbon (purple, possibly the purple heart), WWI Victory, Philippine Congressional, American Defense Service, Légion d'honneur, Unknown Ribbon (alternating bands of red and black), Unknown Ribbon (mostly white with a large band of red at the end and a small band of blue in the middle), Commendation Ribbon, Army Wound Ribbon, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Unknown Ribbon (equally sized bands of white, blue, and red), Unknown Ribbon (solid black with a small red band in center), Unknown Ribbon (orange with two bands of gold stripes, Unknown Ribbon (solid white), Unknown Ribbon (solid green with red band in center). Marshall wears a five star General's pin and possibly a War Department General Staff Identification pin on his shoulder loops. He also wears two officer pins and two Gerneral Staff Corps pins on his lapel. Marshall wears a black tie.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Painting
- date made
- 1945
- associated date
- 1941 - 1945
- associated person
- Marshall, George C.
- artist
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- place made
- United States: Virginia, Arlington
- 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.46977
- catalog number
- 46977
- accession number
- 166217
- Credit Line
- Joseph Cummings Chase
- World War II
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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