Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Smith, J. Andre
Description
Mixed media sketch on paper. The subject of this drawing is a camouflaged dugout. Three soldiers are in the background surrounded by trees. An original label on the drawing read, "I am told that this dugout is large enough to shelter an entire battalion. This is one of 6 or 7 entrances, the others being located on the top of the hill and leading into the dugout by a series of steps extending well below the surface of the ground. These entrances as well as the surface of the raw earth have been carefully covered with camouflage netting." Dugouts such as these were a regular feature of the landscape during the trench warfare of World War I.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
1918-04
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.26018
catalog number
26018
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
watercolor (overall production method/technique)
charcoal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 1/8 in x 12 in; 23.114 cm x 30.48 cm
sketch: 9 1/8 in x 11 1/2 in; 23.114 cm x 29.21 cm
depicted
France
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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
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Combat Art
Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445817