Making Nets and Camouflage Material

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal and ink wash sketch on blue-gray paper. Women are making nets and camouflage material in a large tent-like structure in Dijon, France. The structure appears to be fortified with sand bags at one end. There is a label attached to the bottom center of the sketch that reads: "MAKING NETS AND CAMOUFLAGE MATERIAL/Central Camouflage Depot at Dijon/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/3004."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

ca 1918

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25846

catalog number

25846

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 1/2 in x 14 3/4 in; 31.75 cm x 37.465 cm

sketch: 10 3/8 in x 13 5/8 in; 26.3525 cm x 34.6075 cm

depicted

France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Dijon

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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

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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/ng49ca746a2-86e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445269