Distant View of Beaumont

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Smith, J. Andre

Description

A pen and watercolor drawing on paper of Beaumont, France near the end of World War I. The scene is a landscape where most of the foreground is grass, with exception of a barbed wired fence running through the field. Partially destroyed church 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.25979

catalog number

25979

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink (overall production method/technique)

watercolor (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

sketch with frame: 12 1/8 in x 15 1/8 in; 30.7975 cm x 38.4175 cm

sketch without frame: 7 3/8 in x 11 9/16 in; 18.7325 cm x 29.36875 cm

depicted

France

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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/ng49ca746a2-7839-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445689