Brave Americans : Corp. John R. O'Brien

Corporal John R. O'Brien, who received the Medaille-Militaire and the Croix de Guerre for capturing a machine gun nest and being an exemplary leader during World War I. Part of a series of portraits painted by Joseph Cummings Chase and commissioned by the Art Committee for the War.

Publication date: 1919-05-04

Copyright date: 1919

Size: 12.5 x 7.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--American
• O'Brien, John R.

Genre(s):

• Portrait paintings
• Reproductions

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (May 4, 1919), Rotogravure Section, p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Chase, Joseph Cummings, 1878-1965