Town in German Alsace
Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Ink wash sketch on paper. The drawing depicts a street in the shadow of the buildings on the left side of the street. Two American soldiers are in the drawing: one in the far left foreground, and one walking in the center of the street. Women in the street behind the soldier. A flag flies from one of the buildings in the background; it appears to be a French flag. The catalog card reads: "Town in German Alsace now in the American Zone and patrolled by American Military police. Massevaux in the Doller Valley."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1918-05
- ID Number
- AF.25890
- catalog number
- 25890
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 7/8 in; 32.7025 cm
- place made
- Alsace
- referenced
- Alsace
- 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
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445339
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-5b82-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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