Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- Townsend, Harry
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper. Depicted are war refugees from Chateau Thierry, France, entering a town carrying their belongings while American soldiers exit the town as part of an artillery convoy. At left, a woman leads a horse and oxen pulling a carriage stocked with household items and animals. A second woman rides the horse. A few civilian men follow behind them. At right, American soldiers ride horses and carriages away from the town, followed by carts filled with supplies and a large field gun. Trees line the road to the right and houses line the road at left.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- ID Number
- AF.26118
- catalog number
- 26118
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- Sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 in x 22 3/4 in; 43.18 cm x 57.785 cm
- place referenced
- France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
- place made
- France
- referenced
- France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
- 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_448118
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81e8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
