At Ménil-la-Tour
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Description
- Pencil and watercolor color sketch on paper. The work depicts the French village of Ménil-la-Tour during World War I. Soldiers, trucks, and horses populate the scene; a church steeple rises in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25916
- catalog number
- 25916
- 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: 11 15/16 in x 15 15/16 in; 30.32125 cm x 40.48125 cm
- sketch without frame: 7 7/8 in x 12 11/16 in; 20.0025 cm x 32.22625 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Ménil-la-Tour
- 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_445754
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-40ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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