Dean Ellis (1920 - 2009) "USS Portland" Signed lower right. Original Tempera painting on Illustration Board. Comes with artists original notations. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Federated States of Micronesia 60c USS Portland stamp issued September 2, 1995. This painting celebrates the arrival of peace at the end of World War II and commemorates the United States Navy's liberation of Chuuk (Truk), Yap, Kosrae and Pohnpei from Japanese occupation between September 2 and September 11, 1945. Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae and Pohnpei comprise the four states of today's Federated States of Micronesia. One of the U.S. Navy warships which carried out the liberation following the September 2, 1945 surrender of Japan in Tokyo Harbor was the cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), where Japanese Lt. General Shunzaburo Mugikura relinquished control of Chuuk on September 2, 1945. Image Size: 11.25 x 14 in. Overall Size: 14 x 16.5 in. Unframed. (B15226)