Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday

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Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, 1918, Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday
Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, Airing Bedding on Sunday

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Ink wash sketch of African-American troops and small camouflaged buildings. The soldiers are moving about the buildings, carrying mattresses. Sketch done on heavy white paper.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25815

catalog number

25815

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 9 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in; 24.13 cm x 33.655 cm

depicted

France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Is-sur-Tille

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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

Subject

African American

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-6f6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445039