Ruined Church at Seringes

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

maker

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Ink wash sketch on paper. Shell-torn church in foreground. Houses behind the church. No artist signature.

Seringes-et-Nesles is a small municipality in northern France.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25856

catalog number

25856

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 52.07 cm

depicted

France: Hauts-de-France, Seringes-et-Nesles

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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

Subject

Church

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7c5f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445364