Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Charcoal, sanguine, and crayon drawing on heavy textured cream wove paper. The work depicts the town of Mont St. Père and the valley of the Marne from an aerial perspective. Mont St. Père is a shell-torn town clogged with troops, horses, and equipment passing through. A British airplane and an observation balloon are in the sky.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07-26
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25753
- catalog number
- 25753
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- sanguine (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26 3/4 in x 19 1/2 in; 67.945 cm x 49.53 cm
- 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_448000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-82f8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
