Houses in Badonviller

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Ink wash sketch on heavy white card. Facade of a house showing the effects of recent bombardments. Two soldiers sitting up against a stairway; another soldier stands in the road. The dugout cellar shelter depicted is characteristic of where soldiers lived during the war. A label affixed to the bottom of the sketch reads: "HOUSES IN BADONVILLER/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2995." This label is glued over another illegible label.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-04

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25837

catalog number

25837

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 10 3/8 in x 12 5/8 in; 26.3525 cm x 32.0675 cm

depicted

France: Grand Est, Badonviller

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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

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7311-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445107