Headquarters of the American Army Schools
Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Ink wash and pencil sketch on paper. The work depicts a large, stately home in Langres, France which was converted to the Headquarters of the American Army Schools during World War I. An automobile is in the drive and a man is walking up stairs to the entrance of the building.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25836
- catalog number
- 25836
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/4 in x 13 1/4 in; 26.035 cm x 33.655 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Langres
- See more items in
- 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
- National Museum of American History
- depicted
- Architecture, Historic Residences
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445108
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7312-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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