View of Chateau Thierry

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

maker

Duncan, Walter Jack

Description

Pen and ink wash sketch with touches of graphite. Hills and battleground in distance. In the foreground, houses are being shelled; smoke rises from the shell targets. Parachutists in sky at left. The sketch is done on white wove paper mounted on tan card ruled with decorative lines. A printed label is attached to the mount beneath the sketch; it reads: "VIEW OF CHATEAU THIERRY/BY W. J. DUNCAN/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2862"

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-06-07

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25704

catalog number

25704

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

graphite (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 16 in; 27.94 cm x 40.64 cm

sketch: 6 in x 10 1/8 in; 15.24 cm x 25.7175 cm

depicted

France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry

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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

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-85a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448072