Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper of a mined road near Buzancy, France. The sketch shows a large crater, created by shell fire, that is partially filled with water. Two American soldiers stand on the lip of the crater. There are bare trees that surround the hole, and in the background there are houses.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.26000
- catalog number
- 26000
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (sketch production method/technique)
- paper (sketch material)
- paper (mount material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 3/4 in x 16 1/4 in; 32.385 cm x 41.275 cm
- sketch: 10 1/2 in x 12 1/8 in; 26.67 cm x 30.7975 cm
- referenced
- France: Grand Est, Buzancy
- 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_445801
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-829e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
