American Artillery and Machine Guns
Object Details
- previous owner
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Color crayon and charcoal sketch on paper. A line of American soldiers and horses pulling artillery pass through a shell-torn town. The background is comprised of badly damaged buildings. In the foreground are parts of broken equipment and vehicles.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07
- 1918-07-24
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25728
- catalog number
- 25728
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 15/16 in x 23 7/8 in; 45.56125 cm x 60.6425 cm
- referenced
- France: Grand Est, Marne
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_448018
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8350-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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