Handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 11.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of the first president of South Korea, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To General Maxwell D. Taylor, with warm personal regards and sincere good wishes, Syngman Rhee, June 4, 1955.” Reverse of photo stamped: "The New York Times Studio." Matted to a slightly larger size. In very good to fine condition, with a trimmed top edge, and a crease which passes through Ree's forehead. The recipient, Taylor, was a distinguished senior United States Army officer and diplomat, who served as Chief of Staff of the Army under President Eisenhower, and then later as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. A tremendous signed portrait of Rhee, elevated by its atypically large size and notable US military connection.
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