Object Details
- Description
- Oil on illustration board in a card board frame. Portrait of Sergeant Ben Kuroki. Army Service Ribbons for Decorations and Medals include: American Campaign, European-African Middle Eastern Campaign with four gold oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal, unknown medal (alternating bands of yellow and light blue), Air Medal with four gold oak leaf clusters, and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign with two gold leaf clusters. Army Aviation Bage includes the Aerial Gunner Badge. Kuroki wears a Air Force Presidential Unit Citation above his right breast pocket. He wears two 8th AF insignia and two Technical Sergeant 2d Grade patches on both sleeves. Kuroki wears a gold ring on his right hand and is sitting in a chair.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- associated person
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- artist
- Chase, Joseph Cummings
- date made
- 1945
- associated date
- 1941 - 1945
- Credit Line
- Joseph Cummings Chase
- Physical Description
- oil (overall production method/technique)
- illustration board (overall material)
- cardboard (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 30 in x 24 in; 76.2 cm x 60.96 cm
- Object Name
- Painting
