Object Details
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper of Nieuport 28 planes with the 147th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group, taking off for battle. In the foreground, a Nieuport is being pushed into position by three men in uniform: one at each wing and one at the tail. The plane has American insignia on the wings and rudder and the number "11" is painted on the fuselage. The pilot is in the cockpit. In the background, two planes are just taking off and another plane is already in the air.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.26126
- accession number
- 64592
- catalog number
- 26126
- Object Name
- sketch
- sketch
- sketch
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/2 in x 23 in; 44.45 cm x 58.42 cm
- place made
- France
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- World War I
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_1405275
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-453d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
