Alexander Day Surles
Alexander Day Surles
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- European-African Middle Eastern Campaign, Order of Abdon Calderón, Gold Medal for Distinguished Service Medal (El Salvador), WWI Victory, and a Unknown Ribbon (solid light blue possibly Order of the Elephant). Surles wears a khaki service coat with officer pins on his label and possibly a green and gold cord below his right breast pocket. He has grey hair and blue eyes. Surles signature is at the bottom right corner of the portrait.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Painting
- date made
- 1945
- associated date
- 1941 - 1945
- 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.47005
- catalog number
- 47005
- 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
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
