The Paint Shop

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Ink wash sketch on paper. Interior scene of a building with exposed rafters; barrels grouped and stacked in various places. Women working on the left. A soldier stands among some barrels on the right. The catalog card reads "Sketch showing the paint shop in the central American camouflage depot at Dijon."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25883

catalog number

25883

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in; 26.67 cm x 33.655 cm

referenced

France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Dijon

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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

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-874d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445351