Rambucourt

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Object Details

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. The work depicts the French village of Rambucourt during World War I, with shell-torn buildings in front of a church tower. The object's catalog card includes the inscription, "In the distance is the plain across which the Americans advanced on Sept. 13th, with Montsec and its village on the horizon."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25853

catalog number

25853

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 7/8 in x 15 3/4 in; 27.6225 cm x 40.005 cm

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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

Art

Combat Art

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7c60-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445365