John Joseph Pershing

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Object Details

Artist

Stephen Arnold Douglas Volk, 1856 - 1935

Sitter

John Joseph Pershing, 13 Sep 1860 - 15 Jul 1948

Provenance

National Art Committee, City of Cincinnati sponsorship; gift 1923 to Smithsonian [NCFA]; transferred 1965 to NPG.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the City of Cincinnati through the National Art Committee, 1923

Date

1920-21

Object number

NPG.65.37

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Image: 242.5cm x 150cm (95 1/2" x 59 1/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Exterior

Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse

Funereal\Gravestone

John Joseph Pershing: Male

John Joseph Pershing: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General

John Joseph Pershing: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize

John Joseph Pershing: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm470d7b0c3-a0f8-4497-9906-2fc5bd6bf637

Record ID

npg_NPG.65.37