Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday

National Museum of American History

Object Details

associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Ink wash sketch of African-American troops and small camouflaged buildings. The soldiers are moving about the buildings, carrying mattresses. Sketch done on heavy white paper.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
1918
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.25815
catalog number
25815
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
ink wash (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 9 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in; 24.13 cm x 33.655 cm
depicted
France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Is-sur-Tille
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National Museum of American History
Subject
African American
related event
World War I
Record ID
nmah_445039
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-6f6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, 1918, Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday
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