Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- Smith, J. Andre
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. American soldiers and tanks make their way forward over trenches and through shell-torn earth. An observation balloon floats on the horizon at left. A jumble of barbed wire entanglements line the foreground.
- The work's title, "Over the Top," refers to soldiers rising out of the trenches and attacking over open land, which exposed them to enemy fire. This dark landscape illustrates the machines and technology used in World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- ID Number
- AF.26030
- catalog number
- 26030
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- Sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/4 in x 25 in; 43.815 cm x 63.5 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_445836
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8440-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
