A Cell in the Monastery at Rangeval
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- Charcoal and watercolor color sketch on paper. This interior scene shows a room in a monastery in Rangeval, France. The cell holds many beds, two of which are occupied by American soldiers who are reading. Hanging clothes line the cracked plaster walls. Some sort of American flag is above one of the bunks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-05
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25909
- catalog number
- 25909
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 11 13/16 in x 15 1/16 in; 30.00375 cm x 38.25875 cm
- sketch without frame: 9 5/16 in x 11 9/16 in; 23.65375 cm x 29.36875 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_445445
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7651-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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