Clearing Out the Road through Mont St. Père

Drawing by William James Aylward, Clearing Out the Road through Mont St. Pere

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Aylward, William James

Description

Charcoal and gouache on beige textured paper mounted on brown card. The work depicts soldiers clearing rubble off the road that goes through Mont-Saint-Père. The large building that dominates the scene is badly damaged from the war.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25651

catalog number

25651

accession number

64592

Object Name

drawing

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

gouache (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall (with brown card): 18 1/4 in x 25 3/8 in; 46.355 cm x 64.4525 cm

drawing (beige textured paper only): 17 1/2 in x 23 3/16 in; 44.45 cm x 58.89625 cm

depicted

France

Related Publication

Krass, Peter. Portrait of War: The U.S. Army’s First Combat Artists and the Doughboys’ Experience in WWI

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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/ng49ca746a2-78a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445389