Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Charcoal and ink wash sketch on blue-gray paper. The sketch is a view of the river and the steps leading down to it as seen between two buildings. Several dwellings in the background. Soldier mounting steps and two soldiers at the water. The sketch is mounted to a larger piece of heavy white cardboard. A label affixed to this cardboard mount reads: "11./AMERICAN SOLDIERS WASHING UP IN THE DOLLER RIVER IN AN TOWN IN GERMAN/ALSACE. (Massevaux)./Peixotto."
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
ca 1918
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.25804
catalog number
25804
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
ink wash (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 18 in x 14 in; 45.72 cm x 35.56 cm
sketch: 13 3/8 in x 10 1/8 in; 33.9725 cm x 25.7175 cm
depicted
France
See more items in
Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Military
Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
World War I Art
Art
Combat Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Flags
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445101