Object Details
- Description
- A three-quarters portrait of Private Harold J. Devereaux looking to the right. An oil painting on an illustration board. A white soldier, he is wearing a brown uniform with a coat, brown gloves, and a brown cap that might be the overseas cap. Private Devereaux belongs to Company M, 125th Infantry, 32nd Division. Private Devereaux is smoking a cigarette and a portion of a rifle can be seen being held in his right arm. Affixed to his left chest, the red/white/blue/white/red pin is the Distinguished Service Cross medal. A red arrow with a stripe in the middle on his left shoulder represents the Thirty-second division. The handle of a knife can be seen on the bottom of the portrait. His signature can be seen in red crayon on the bottom of the portrait.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- associated person
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- maker
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- date made
- 1919
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- Physical Description
- oil (overall production method/technique)
- illustration board (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 7/16 in x 18 9/16 in; 62.07125 cm x 47.14875 cm
- Object Name
- Painting
