Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Père

Drawing by George Matthews Harding, 1918, Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Pere

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Drawing by George Matthews Harding, 1918, Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Pere
Drawing by George Matthews Harding, Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Pere

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Harding, George Matthews

Description

Charcoal, sanguine, and crayon drawing on heavy textured cream wove paper. The work depicts the town of Mont St. Père and the valley of the Marne from an aerial perspective. Mont St. Père is a shell-torn town clogged with troops, horses, and equipment passing through. A British airplane and an observation balloon are in the sky.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918-07-26

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25753

catalog number

25753

accession number

64592

Object Name

drawing

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

pastel (overall production method/technique)

sanguine (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 26 3/4 in x 19 1/2 in; 67.945 cm x 49.53 cm

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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

Subject

Planes

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-82f8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448000