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Object Details
- associated person
- Dunn, Harvey Thomas
- artist
- Dunn, Harvey Thomas
- Description
- Oil and watercolor painting on paper of two American soldiers while off duty during World War I. The soldiers are in uniform and sitting on a cot. The soldier on the right is wearing his helmet, with his rifle (probably an M1903 Springfield) propped on the cot next to him, reading a newspaper. The soldier on the left is smoking a cigarette and looking at the viewer. His helmet and bag are hanging on the wall above his head and there is a canteen at his feet. Signed by the artist at bottom left, "Harvey Dunn, 1918"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25712
- catalog number
- 25712
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Physical Description
- oil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- drawing with frame: 32 1/16 in x 25 1/8 in; 81.43875 cm x 63.8175 cm
- drawing without frame: 26 in x 19 1/2 in; 66.04 cm x 49.53 cm
- place made
- France
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_447417
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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