The Pursuit

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Object Details

associated person

War Department

maker

Morgan, Wallace

Description

Charcoal sketch on paper. A line of army trucks and soldiers moves along a road. There appear to be two dead horses lying on the side of the road. Fires burn on the horizon. From the catalog card: "Army trucks and soldiers moving forward in pursuit of the enemy who are burning towns in the distance. The picture is a scene in the Old No Mans Land in the St. Mihiel sector."

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.25789

catalog number

25789

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 18 1/4 in x 20 in; 46.355 cm x 50.8 cm

depicted

France: Grand Est, Saint-Mihiel

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Military

Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

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/ng49ca746a2-8492-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448031