Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Charcoal sketch on paper. The sketch depicts an empty city street. Flags fly from several of the buildings, while cannon occupy the far end of the street.
A catalog card indicates that an original label on the drawing read: "Drawing made the day before the French troops entered the city. The flags at the windows and the abandoned cannons are placed for this event [liberation of the city]. The nearer of the large buildings was a Soldatenheim [soldier's home] and the farther, the officers' club."
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
1918-11
ID Number
AF.25852
catalog number
25852
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
charcoal (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 14 3/4 in x 17 1/4 in; 37.465 cm x 43.815 cm
depicted
France: Grand Est, Sedan
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
depicted
Flags
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445366