The Flying Field, Issoudun

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Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, 1918, The Flying Field, Issoudun
Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, The Flying Field, Issoudun

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal drawing on illustration board. A large field with several lines of airplanes is bordered on the right by what appear to be hangars. Soldiers are standing around the field; the soldier in the center foreground is wearing a balaclava (headwear that covers the face). Several airplanes can be seen in the sky. Issoudun was the site of a large aviation training school for American forces during the war.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-08

ID Number

AF.25875

catalog number

25875

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

board (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 1/4 in x 22 1/2 in; 31.115 cm x 57.15 cm

depicted

France: Centre-Val de Loire, Issoudun

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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

depicted

Planes

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-874b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445349