One of the Locomotive Shops Near St. Nazaire
Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal with white crayon drawing on blue-gray paper. The subject of the drawing is the interior of a locomotive shop near St. Nazaire, France during World War I. Several men are working on an engine in the left foreground. Also in the foreground, at the top of the paper, is a hook suspended from the ceiling. Other men, locomotives, and parts are depicted in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25850
- catalog number
- 25850
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 1/8 in x 14 in; 40.9575 cm x 35.56 cm
- drawing: 15 3/8 in x 11 3/4 in; 39.0525 cm x 29.845 cm
- referenced
- France: Pays de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire
- 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
- Subject
- Locomotives
- Record ID
- nmah_445323
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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