Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Ink wash sketch. American troops marching in a square in the city. A statue of George Washington is in the center of the sketch; Washington is mounted on a horse and has his sword raised in the air. Large buildings and trees in background. Sketch is on white card, which is mounted to a larger piece of heavy cardboard. Also affixed to the cardboard backing is a label that reads: "AMERICAN TROOPS PARADING DOWN/AVENUE PRESIDENT WILSON/Paris, July 4, 1918/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2964."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07-04
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25806
- catalog number
- 25806
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- sketch: 10 1/4 in x 13 1/4 in; 26.035 cm x 33.655 cm
- overall: 12 3/8 in x 14 1/2 in; 31.4325 cm x 36.83 cm
- depicted
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- See more items in
- 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
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445102
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-773c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
