Title from caption on object: “General MacArthur Returns to Philippines”

October 20, 1944

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a group of soldiers wading through shallow water near a military landing craft. The scene captures the soldiers as they disembark from a large vessel, stepping carefully into knee-deep water, their uniforms wet at the bottom. The soldiers are wearing caps and helmets, suggesting a military operation setting. The landing craft in the background has uniformed personnel aboard. The text on the right provides context to the scene, although this information cannot be disclosed. The water around the soldiers is splashing slightly as they advance. Dust, stains, and faded marks on the image suggest it has been handled over time.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.7 × 23.4 cm (7 3/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.7 × 25.8 cm (7 3/8 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.344

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Field Enterprises, Chicago. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in orange crayon and grey paint; crop marks upper left in grey paint; vertical along right edge printed in image: (FX5-OCT. 29) GENERAL MACARTHUR RETURNS TO PHILIPPINES—GENERAL DOUGLAS / MACARTHUR (LEFT), WITH LT. GEN. RICHARD SOUTHERLAND AT HIS SIDE, WADES / THROUGH THE SURF AS HE RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES TO DIRECT THE / AMERICAN INVASION OF THE JAP-HELD AMERICAN POSSESSION. (AP WIREPHOTO) / (NRW1800A PL) 1944; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite circled and crossed out: F; upper left stamped twice in red ink perpendicular: SUN TIMES / JAN 20 1963; upper center stamped in purple ink inverted and crossed out in graphite: PIX PAGE; by unknown hand, upper center illegible printing notes in graphite circled, inverted, and crossed out; upper right stamped in green ink inverted: PROPERTY OF / NEWSPAPER DIVISION / FIELD ENTERPRISES, INC.; center left printed in blue ink: RSF 15481; center left Associated Press copyright stamp in purple ink partially visible; center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: His greatest moment, Gen. MacArthur [circled in graphite] (left) with Lt. Gen. Richard Sutherland at his / side, wades through the surf upon return to the Philippines to direct the American / invasion of the then Jap-held American possessions. A love of the dramatic, just as / evidenced in his latest 12-line presidential race statement, has characterized the life / of the Allied supreme commander.; center right stamped in purple ink on applied newspaper: MAR-9 1948; lower center stamped in black ink inverted: CHICAGO DAILY NEWS / FEB-9 1971 / PROPERTY OF / FIELD ENTERPRISES, INC.; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite circled: F; lower right illegible printing notes; bottom center illegible printing notes

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