Chaumont
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- A pencil and watercolor sketch on paper of a view of Chaumont, France. The twin spires belong to the Basilique St. Jean Baptiste (Basilica of John the Baptist). The right of the spires, atop a hill, is the remains of the castle of the Counts of Champagne.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-03-23
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25966
- catalog number
- 25966
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 12 in x 15 3/16 in; 30.48 cm x 38.57625 cm
- sketch without frame: 8 3/16 in x 11 1/4 in; 20.79625 cm x 28.575 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Chaumont
- 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_445702
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7963-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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