Ruins in the Main Square Fere-En-Tardenois

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Object Details

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal drawing on paper. The work depicts several damaged buildings in the main square of Fère-en-Tardenois, France during World War I. A church with a tall spire and a cross atop its peaked roof dominates the center of the work. A smaller, perhaps residential, building in the foreground is partially collapsed, with debris spilling out of the exposed second floor interior.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-08

ID Number

AF.25859

catalog number

25859

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23 3/8 in x 17 1/2 in; 59.3725 cm x 44.45 cm

sketch: 19 3/4 in x 15 1/4 in; 50.165 cm x 38.735 cm

depicted

France: Hauts-de-France, Fère-en-Tardenois

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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

Subject

Church

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7b27-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445326