Object Details
- associated person
- Dunn, Harvey Thomas
- artist
- Dunn, Harvey Thomas
- Description
- A charcoal and pastel drawing on paper of a group of German soldiers attempting to take cover from a hand grenade that has been thrown into the middle of their party. Depicted are five German soldiers wearing dark green uniforms, two with helmets and two with fatigue caps. Two soldiers at right are attempting to dive away from the grenade, while the three other soldiers recoil away from the grenade. The soldier at left is standing against the wall with his hands shielding his face. The grenade is likely an Mk.I Offensive Fragmentation grenade, an Mk.II Defensive Fragmentation grenade, or a French F1 Defensive grenade. It is in the center of the room emitting white smoke but has not yet detonated. The soldiers are in a stone room, possibly a bunker or an "Albri," with an arched doorway which the grenade was thrown through. Signed at bottom left by the artist, "Harvey Dunn, AEF"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25718
- catalog number
- 25718
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- drawing with frame: 24 1/16 in x 30 1/8 in; 61.11875 cm x 76.5175 cm
- drawing without frame: 18 in x 24 1/4 in; 45.72 cm x 61.595 cm
- place made
- France
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_447409
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
