A Forced Landing
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- Pencil and crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts an airplane which has crashed on a sand beach while making a forced landing during World War I. The airplane is virtually upright, resting on its engine housing and wings with its tail sticking into the air. Three people are gathered to the immediate right of the airplane with a fourth person running toward them.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25928
- catalog number
- 25928
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 11 5/8 in x 15 1/4 in; 29.5275 cm x 38.735 cm
- sketch without frame: 7 1/8 in x 11 1/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 28.575 cm
- referenced
- France: Grand Est, Colombey-les-Belles
- Related Publication
- Krass, Peter. Portrait of War: The U.S. Army’s First Combat Artists and the Doughboys’ Experience in WWI
- 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_445743
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7413-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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