Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Ink wash sketch on paper. In this village scene, troops and vehicles move about a road running through town. The village church's spire rises above the other buildings of the town. At the bottom left of the sketch is attached a slip of paper that reads: " NEUF MAISONS 14387/Neuf Maisons -- a typical village of the Lorraine front/in which the American Troops are billeted./Peixotto." This paper is glued over a hand-written inscription.
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.25848
catalog number
25848
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
ink wash (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 13 1/4 in x 20 in; 33.655 cm x 50.8 cm
depicted
France: Grand Est, Neuves-Maisons
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445261