The Test Blocks, Issoudun

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Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, The Test Blocks, Issoudun

Object Details

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal and pencil sketch on paper. The work depicts men working on airplane engines in a structure near Issoudun, France during World War I. In the foreground, on either side of the drawing, a solider stands at a test block for airplane equipment. The men appear to be in a hangar or other type of warehouse. The structure is open air, and through the support posts an airfield with Allied planes and troops can be seen.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25887

catalog number

25887

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

pencil (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 5/8 in x 20 1/8 in; 32.0675 cm x 51.1175 cm

depicted

France: Centre-Val de Loire, Issoudun

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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

Planes

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_445353