A View of Headquarters and Chaumont

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Smith, J. Andre

Description

Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The work depicts the city of Chaumont, France, the site of the American Expeditionary Force headquarters during World War I. A stream and an open field dotted with trees in the foreground leads to a bluff, topped with buildings, in the background.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-03-23

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25917

catalog number

25917

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

pencil (overall production method/technique)

watercolor (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

sketch with frame: 11 1/4 in x 15 3/8 in; 28.575 cm x 39.0525 cm

sketch without frame: 6 13/16 in x 11 5/8 in; 17.30375 cm x 29.5275 cm

depicted

France: Grand Est, Chaumont

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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

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7441-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445753