A Battlefield on the Marne
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- Mixed media on paper. This landscape depicts a battlefield that was part of the Second Battle of the Marne during World War I. This conflict was a turning point in the war. On July 15-16, 1918, the 38th Regiment of the Third Infantry Division of the United States Army participated in a battle here. Two crosses marking graves in the left foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25946
- catalog number
- 25946
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- color materials (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch without frame: 11 in x 18 7/8 in; 27.94 cm x 47.9425 cm
- sketch with frame: 6 15/16 in x 12 15/16 in; 17.62125 cm x 32.86125 cm
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: 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_445757
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8137-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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