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The Flag of the Commander in Chief of the Korean Forces
Felice BeatoJune 1871
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Here three military officers pose in front of a Korean flag they captured at Fort McKee. The mission was essentially a failure, resulting in unnecessary deaths and failed negotiations between the United States and Korea. Commissioned to make photographs for the Americans, Beato perpetuated the illusion of victory.
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Details
- Title: The Flag of the Commander in Chief of the Korean Forces
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: June 1871
- Location Created: Korea
- Physical Dimensions: 26.2 × 21.4 cm (10 5/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2007.26.199.46
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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