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Bob Hudson
post Nov 28 2006, 05:24 PM
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This painting has intrigued me for several months. It's about 18x24 inches (or larger) and hanging on the wall at a local antique/estate liquidation shop. It is - obviously - a Marine and he appears to be a Warrant Officer, although the colors on the insignia seem to be reversed.


The interesting part is the signature:

MM
TIENTSIN
1947



So who was this China Marine and who painted him? The signature makes me think it was done in China.

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Bob Hudson   China Marine portrait paintings   Nov 28 2006, 05:24 PM
Forum Support   Well, went to an estate sale this morning and foun...   Jan 16 2009, 09:44 AM
teufelhunde.ret   One would tend to think it was a Marine artist - a...   Jan 16 2009, 11:20 AM
Forum Support   QUOTE(teufelhunde.ret @ Jan 16 2009, 11:2...   Jan 16 2009, 11:52 AM
Dirk   By the style and colors I am thinking done by a we...   Jan 16 2009, 03:00 PM
Forum Support   QUOTE(Dirk @ Jan 16 2009, 03:00 PM) By th...   Jan 16 2009, 11:59 PM
teufelhunde.ret   Great detective work and certainly a fascinating s...   Jan 17 2009, 03:38 AM
Moonlight Gecko   I'm amazed you were able to find so much infor...   Jan 22 2009, 08:39 PM
Forum Support   QUOTE(Moonlight Gecko @ Jan 22 2009, 08:3...   Jan 22 2009, 08:58 PM
Dirk   Darrell: Prior to WWII there were a number of Amer...   Jan 17 2009, 05:39 AM
teufelhunde.ret   QUOTE(Dirk @ Jan 17 2009, 08:39 AM) Darre...   Jan 17 2009, 06:08 AM
Forum Support   It appears her connection to China came through M...   Jan 17 2009, 08:25 AM
Forum Support   The Marine in the service uniform is certainly des...   Jan 17 2009, 09:00 AM
Forum Support   QUOTE(teufelhunde.ret @ Jan 17 2009, 06:0...   Jan 17 2009, 09:30 AM
teufelhunde.ret   QUOTE(Forum Support @ Jan 17 2009, 12:30 ...   Jan 17 2009, 09:58 AM
ADMIN   What an amazing story!!!!   Jan 17 2009, 09:19 AM
Dirk   "Which brings up a question of the presence o...   Jan 17 2009, 09:53 AM
Forum Support   QUOTE(Dirk @ Jan 17 2009, 09:53 AM) ...   Jan 17 2009, 04:00 PM
Forum Support   This is the type of painting Mary A Mullikin is be...   Jan 17 2009, 09:53 AM
Rustykamel   Hi, A web site featuring a 1933 article published ...   Jan 17 2009, 11:56 AM
Forum Support   Okay one more thing about the artist: she was a PO...   Jan 17 2009, 04:16 PM
Forum Support   I wanted to show Mary's China landscapes side-...   Jan 18 2009, 05:32 PM
Moonlight Gecko   Thanks for the help.   Jan 22 2009, 09:11 PM
Forum Support   QUOTE(Moonlight Gecko @ Jan 22 2009, 09:1...   Jan 22 2009, 09:17 PM


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