The Church St. Aignant
Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal with ink wash sketch on paper. The sketch depicts a ruined church with rubble piled in front. The catalog card reads: "'St. Aignant is situated under the strong fortress of Liouville [sic] and formed the front line position of the French so that the town was practically wiped out."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-09-19
- ID Number
- AF.25872
- catalog number
- 25872
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/4 in x 12 7/8 in; 43.815 cm x 32.7025 cm
- 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
- Subject
- Church
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445344
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8747-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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