Village of the Dead
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Charcoal, crayon, pastel, and gouache sketch on heavy textured cream wove paper. American troops are mounted on a team of horses pulling a large artillery piece through a shell-torn village. In the left foreground, a cross with a helmet hung from it marks a grave.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25732
- catalog number
- 25732
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 5/8 in x 26 7/8 in; 49.8475 cm x 68.2625 cm
- 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_1382746
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-11df-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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