The Church, Cierges
Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. In the foreground are several ruined buildings, behind which stands the shell-torn church. There is a cross on top of the church tower which has been damaged.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-08-10
- ID Number
- AF.25869
- catalog number
- 25869
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- black and brown ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 7/8 in x 14 7/8 in; 50.4825 cm x 37.7825 cm
- 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
- Subject
- Church
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445358
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1e7d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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