"Lame Ducks," Issoudun

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Sketch by J. Andre Smith, 1918, Lame Ducks, Issoudun
Sketch by J. Andre Smith, Lame Ducks, Issoudun

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Smith, J. Andre

Description

Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch depicts part of an airfield in Issoudun, France. There are disassembled planes in the foreground and several more aircraft in a large hangar. Aviators and mechanics walk around the air field. The Third Aviation Instruction Center, the U.S. Air Service's largest training base in Europe during World War I, was located at Issoudun.

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.26009

catalog number

26009

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

pencil (sketch production method/technique)

paper (sketch material)

paper (mount material)

Measurements

overall: 12 3/8 in x 15 1/4 in; 31.369 cm x 38.735 cm

sketch: 8 1/8 in x 12 in; 20.6375 cm x 30.48 cm

referenced

France: Centre-Val de Loire, Issoudun

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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/ng49ca746a2-829d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445800