Object Details
artist
Dunn, Harvey Thomas
Description
Oil painting on canvas with a black frame of an American soldier looking out of a trench. The American soldier is wearing an olive drab uniform and a steel helmet with his gas mask hanging around his neck. He is standing with only his head and shoulders exposed. On the embankment in front of the soldier is an M1903 Springfield rifle with bayonet attached, a pair of binoculars, and six fragmentation grenades (Mk. I or II). There are patches of grass growing around the trench and the wooden supports of the trench wall can be seen behind the soldier. Barbed wire posts can be seen in the background at right, fading into the early morning light. Signed at bottom right by the artist, "Harvey Dunn 1918"
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
1918
ID Number
AF.25708
accession number
64592
catalog number
25708
Object Name
Painting, oil
painting
Physical Description
oil (overall production method/technique)
canvas (overall material)
wood (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
frame: 24 9/16 in x 29 9/16 in; 62.38875 cm x 75.08875 cm
unframed: 23 1/4 in x 28 1/4 in x 1 in; 59.055 cm x 71.755 cm x 2.54 cm
place made
France
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_996561