Boche Plane Falling in No Man's Land of Verdun Offensive

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Harding, George Matthews

Description

Charcoal, pastel, and crayon on heavy textured wove paper. The work depicts a camouflaged German airplane falling out of the sky. On the ground are two deceased German soldiers in a machine gun nest. A tank and wire entanglements are outlined in the background.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-10

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25738

catalog number

25738

accession number

64592

Object Name

drawing

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

pastel (overall production method/technique)

crayon (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

mount: 31 7/8 in x 22 in; 80.9625 cm x 55.88 cm

sketch: 30 1/4 in x 19 7/8 in; 76.835 cm x 50.4825 cm

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

Military

World War I Art

Art

Combat Art

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8351-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448020