Courtyard of Ruined Chateau in Toul
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- Description
- Charcoal, ink wash, and white crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts the courtyard of a large chateau in Toul France. One of the walls of the chateau is badly damaged. Several soldiers, equipment, and trucks are in the courtyard. A label attached to the mount, underneath the sketch, reads: "COURTYARD OF RUINED CHATEAU IN THE TOUL SECTOR NOW USED AS/REPAIR WORKS FOR AUTOS AND TRUCKS./PEIXOTTO 173."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-05
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25821
- catalog number
- 25821
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 in x 14 in; 45.72 cm x 35.56 cm
- sketch: 12 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 32.385 cm x 26.67 cm
- referenced
- France: Grand Est, Toul
- 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_445258
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7ce6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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