The Church St. Aignant

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal with ink wash sketch on paper. The sketch depicts a ruined church with rubble piled in front. The catalog card reads: "'St. Aignant is situated under the strong fortress of Liouville [sic] and formed the front line position of the French so that the town was practically wiped out."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-09-19

ID Number

AF.25872

catalog number

25872

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 17 1/4 in x 12 7/8 in; 43.815 cm x 32.7025 cm

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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

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Church

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8747-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445344