American Ration Train Headquarters
Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Charcoal, crayon, and pastel sketch on heavy cream wove paper. A large farm building, with a breezeway in the center, dominates the sketch. In the left foreground are two horses and a soldier, while on the right, an American soldier stands next to a wagon. A mounted French soldier can be seen through the building's breezeway.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-06-18
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25733
- catalog number
- 25733
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- painting
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 in x 24 in; 45.72 cm x 60.96 cm
- 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
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_448003
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-82fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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