First Division Headquarters Kitchen - St. Mihiel Drive
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- A charcoal and gouache painting on light beige card of the first division headquarters kitchen located on St. Mihiel Drive. The kitchen is in front of a building. There are approximately 27 soldiers in the drawing although most of their faces are not detailed. The soldiers are standing around, eating, resting, or gathering food into their mess kit. There is a tent with the sign "Mud Dog Inn" at left. Rifles are stacked against the building on the right.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25656
- catalog number
- 25656
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- light beige card (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 3/8 in x 23 in; 46.6725 cm x 58.42 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Saint-Mihiel
- 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_445387
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-789f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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