Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Charcoal sketch on textured, off-white paper. The work depicts the interior of what was the dugout of a German commanding officer near Montsec, France during World War I. A wounded American soldier reads while sitting in a chair, with one leg raised and resting on a bench. Crutches lean against the bench. There are two labels on the cardboard under the sketch. The first is printed and reads: "GERMAN DUGOUTS, MONTSEC/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2989". The second is typed and reads: "This was the dugout of the commanding officer. The walls were covered with burlap and the furniture was carefully made of twisted boughs. The wouded [sic] officer belonged to the 1st Division, which took Montsec."
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
ca 1918
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.25831
catalog number
25831
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
charcoal (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 14 in x 22 in; 35.56 cm x 55.88 cm
sketch: 11 in x 13 in; 27.94 cm x 33.02 cm
referenced
France: Grand Est, Montsec
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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
Subject
Medicine
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445248