Ruined Torcy

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Ink wash with charcoal on paper. The paper is affixed to a larger piece of beige cardboard. The drawing depicts a shell torn gothic church and the cemetery beside it. A tree stands behind the cemetery wall. The church and cemetery and bordered by a street that runs diagonally through the picture. More rubble is on the right of the street.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-07

ID Number

AF.25857

catalog number

25857

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

inkwash (overall production method/technique)

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 15 3/8 in x 17 3/8 in; 39.0525 cm x 44.1325 cm

sketch: 11 3/16 in x 13 3/4 in; 28.3845 cm x 34.925 cm

depicted

France: Hauts-de-France, Torcy-en-Valois

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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/ng49ca746a2-81e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445325