The River Front at Coblenz

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Object Details

artist

Smith, J. Andre

Description

Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a riverbank, with the river on the left and the village on the right, in the town of Coblenz (now known as Koblenz), Germany shortly after the Armistice of the First World War.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-12-14

ID Number

AF.26066

catalog number

26066

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Other Terms

sketch; Pencil

Physical Description

paper (mat board material)

paper (sketch material)

pencil (sketch production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 11 1/2 in x 16 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 41.91 cm

sketch: 7 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 29.21 cm

referenced

Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz

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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/ng49ca746a1-a67a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_384042