Newly Arrived Troops Debarking at Brest

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Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, 1918, Newly Arrived Troops Debarking at Brest
Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, Newly Arrived Troops Debarking at Brest

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Duncan, Walter Jack

Description

Charcoal and black ink wash sketch. A large ship is docked and troops walk down the gangplank onto land. Soldiers stand in the foreground and on the ship, waiting to disembark. The sketch is done on beige wove paper which is mounted on beige card that has been ruled with decorative graphite lines.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-07-22

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25697

catalog number

25697

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 15 in x 19 1/2 in; 38.1 cm x 49.53 cm

sketch: 10 1/4 in x 14 3/8 in; 26.035 cm x 36.5125 cm

depicted

France: Brittany, Brest

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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

Ships

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-85a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448077