Monument Left to the Memory of the German Occupation of Flirey
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- Description
- Brush and ink wash with touches of graphite. A large ruin stands in the center of the sketch; some small trees or shrubs are to the left of the ruin. Sketch done on beige wove paper mounted on tan card with decorative ruled graphite lines. A label attached to the center bottom of the card mount reads: "MONUMENT LEFT TO THE MEMORY OF THE/GERMAN OCCUPATION OF FLIREY/BY W. J. DUNCAN/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2854."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-09-13
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25696
- catalog number
- 25696
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- ink (overall production method/technique)
- graphite (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 3/4 in x 14 3/8 in; 29.845 cm x 36.5125 cm
- sketch: 8 in x 10 1/4 in; 20.32 cm x 26.035 cm
- Associated Place
- France: Grand Est, Flirey
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_448078
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-85a6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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