Men of the 32nd in the Court of the Abbey Echternach
Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash drawing on paper. The drawing depicts the soldiers of the US Army 32nd Infantry Division gathered in the court of the Abbey Echternach, in German-occupied Luxembourg, during World War I. The work shows a square bordered by a large church and several other buildings. The church is the Abbey of Echternach, a Benedictine monastery in the city of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25879
- catalog number
- 25879
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 1/2 in x 20 3/4 in; 36.83 cm x 52.705 cm
- depicted
- Luxembourg: Echternach, Echternach
- 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
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445347
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8749-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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