Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. Through a large archway in the foreground, the viewer can see the interior of a building, filled with debris and deceased men. Rays of sun come through a hole in the building made by a shell. Original notation (on catalog card): "The Camp des Romains forms the apex of the St. Mihiel salient and its fortress was deemed impregnable. On the afternoon of Sept. 12th it was bombarded and a great shell pierced the arch of this casemate killing the commander's orderly and three other German soldiers. It was evacuated that night."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- Battle of St. Mihiel
- 1918-09-12-15
- ID Number
- AF.25816
- catalog number
- 25816
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall medium)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 15 1/8 in; 55.88 cm x 38.4175 cm
- sketch: 20 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in; 52.705 cm x 31.75 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Saint-Mihiel
- 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_445038
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-6f6d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
