Whitney D. Sherman

Description:

Oil on illustration board. Portrait of Corporal Whitney D. Sherman. Sherman wears a haversack, a unknown collar disk, a artillery belt, and a M1917 helmet with chinstrap. He also wears a gold chevron on his lower right sleeve indicating wounds recieved in action at Belleau Woods. Sherman rests a rifle on his lower right arm. He also has a moustache. Sherman's signature in red crayon is in the lower right.

Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917 - 1918

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

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.58062MCatalog Number: 58062MAccession 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-de44-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_447733

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