Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Smith, J. Andre
Description
Pencil and watercolor sketch on beige paper. The work depicts a cemetery with American graves at Ménil-la-Tour, France during World War I. There are several rows of graves, each marked with a cross. The graves have small mounds of earth in front of them and wreaths and American flags are sketched on most of the mounds. A barbed wire fence borders the cemetery in the left of the drawing.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
1918-06
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.25914
catalog number
25914
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
pencil (overall production method/technique)
color painting materials (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
sketch with frame: 11 3/4 in x 15 15/16 in; 29.845 cm x 40.48125 cm
sketch without frame: 7 1/16 in x 13 1/2 in; 17.93875 cm x 34.29 cm
depicted
France: Grand Est, Ménil-la-Tour
Related Publication
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445413