Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Charcoal and pastel drawing on heavy beige textured laid paper. The subject of the drawing is a tank attack during World War I. In the foreground is a tank, most likely a Renault FT; in front of the tank are barbed-wire entanglements. Three more tanks are visible in the background. A man walks along the road. Smoke rises on the horizon.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- referenced
- 1918-09-26
- ID Number
- AF.25749
- catalog number
- 25749
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 29 1/2 in; 55.88 cm x 74.93 cm
- referenced
- France: Grand Est, Montfaucon-d'Argonne
- 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
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_448019
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-234a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
