Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Pencil, charcoal, and ink wash sketch on white paper. The sketch shows damaged buildings on the central square of Fère-en-Tardenois, France during World War I. The square is empty except for a truck, a group of soldiers carrying rifles, and a few people closer to the buildings. The buildings are pock-marked with shell damage, and many of the roofs are so damaged that the rafters are showing.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-08
- ID Number
- AF.25880
- catalog number
- 25880
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in; 26.67 cm x 33.655 cm
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Fère-en-Tardenois
- See more items in
- 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
- Record ID
- nmah_445346
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1e7c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
