Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- Townsend, Harry
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper of an infantryman with the American Expeditionary Force. Depicted is an American infantry soldier, possibly a Sergeant, sitting on a hill smoking a cigarette with his hands folded in his lap. He is fully armed with his rifle and bayonet and is wearing a steel helmet and carrying his pack on his back. His face is seen in profile and his eyes are hidden by his helmet.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- ID Number
- AF.26109
- catalog number
- 26109
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- Sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 in x 18 1/2 in; 60.96 cm x 46.99 cm
- 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_448127
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-234e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
