Chung IL-Kwon
Chung IL-Kwon
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- Description
- Oil on illustration board. Portrait of four star General Chung IL-Kwon. Army Service Ribbons for Decorations and Medals include: Distinguished Service Cross. IL-Kwon wears two unknown Republic of Korea Merit Ribbons above his right breast pocket. He possibly wears a Korean medal of merit (in the shape of a sun) below his left breast pocket. IL-Kwon wears a blue and white shoulder tab that says "KOREA" above a blue and white triangle patch insignia (inside are three small white stars at the triangle's points and one large white star in the middle of the triangle). He also wears a black tie and glasses.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Painting
- associated date
- 1951 - 1953
- 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.58381M
- catalog number
- 58381M
- accession number
- 211728
- 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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