Field Encampment near Dun-sur-Meuse

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Smith, J. Andre

Description

Ink and watercolor color sketch on paper. The work depicts a field encampment near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, after the Armistice of World War I. A road cuts through a field where there are a large number of tents pitched. Several graves marked by crosses line one side of the road.

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.25926

catalog number

25926

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

ink (overall production method/technique)

pencil (overall production method/technique)

watercolor (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

sketch with frame: 12 9/16 in x 16 1/8 in; 31.90875 cm x 40.9575 cm

sketch without frame: 8 in x 11 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 29.21 cm

referenced

France: Grand Est, Dun-sur-Meuse

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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/ng49ca746a2-7436-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445745