German Post of Command

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts a dugout fortified by wood planks. A chair and some other items are just visible under the roof of the dugout. The right side of the sketch shows one of the entry-way walls reinforced with stacked horizontal logs, which are bordered by a vertical post on either side. A label underneath the sketch reads: "GERMAN POST OF COMMAND/Hill 204, July, 1918/BY. E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2991."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-07

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25833

catalog number

25833

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

sketch: 12 7/8 in x 10 5/8 in; 32.7025 cm x 26.9875 cm

overall: 17 3/8 in x 14 7/8 in; 44.1325 cm x 37.7825 cm

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Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

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

Record ID

nmah_445246