Effects of Shell Explosion in Town

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal sketch on white paper. The work depicts several damaged buildings in a village near Toul, France after a shell attack. A road winds through the sketch between the buildings and a church on the left. Three soldiers are shown walking along the road. A label attached to the cardboard under the sketch reads: "EFFECTS OF SHELL EXPLOSION IN TOWN/ON NORTH TOUL SECTOR/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2982"

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-06

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25824

catalog number

25824

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 17 3/4 in x 14 in; 45.085 cm x 35.56 cm

sketch: 13 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.925 cm x 26.67 cm

depicted

France: Grand Est, Toul

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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/ng49ca746a2-7ce4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445255