Returning Refugees Hatton Chattel

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Drawing by William James Aylward, 1918, Returning Refugees Hatton Chattel
Drawing by William James Aylward, Returning Refugees, Hattonchatel

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Aylward, William James

Description

Charcoal, ink wash, and gouache drawing on beige textured paper. The work depicts refugees returning to a shell torn village in Hatton Chattel, France. Older men, women, children, sheep and a mule laden with clothing gather in front of a severely damaged building. An American soldier is standing in the center of the drawing. In the foreground on the left, a man in dark clothes stands looking at the crowd.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25664

catalog number

25664

accession number

64592

Object Name

drawing

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

wash (overall production method/technique)

gouache (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 20 7/16 in x 25 1/4 in; 51.91125 cm x 64.135 cm

depicted

France: Grand Est, Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel

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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/ng49ca746a2-79fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445398