Barracks at Battalion Headquarters on the Verdun

National Museum of American History

Object Details

associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Ink wash on paper. The work depicts American barracks on the Verdun front in France near the end of World War I. The roofs of the barracks and adjacent dugouts are protected by sand bags.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
ca 1918
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.25808
catalog number
25808
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
ink wash (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 9 in x 12 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 31.115 cm
depicts
France
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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_445104
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1e77-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, Barracks at Battalion Headquarters on the Verdun
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