Object Details
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal and pencil sketch on paper. The work depicts men working on airplane engines in a structure near Issoudun, France during World War I. In the foreground, on either side of the drawing, a solider stands at a test block for airplane equipment. The men appear to be in a hangar or other type of warehouse. The structure is open air, and through the support posts an airfield with Allied planes and troops can be seen.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25887
- catalog number
- 25887
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 5/8 in x 20 1/8 in; 32.0675 cm x 51.1175 cm
- depicted
- France: Centre-Val de Loire, Issoudun
- 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
- Planes
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445353
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7bea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
