Dispatch Motor Cycle
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Charcoal and crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts a dispatch carrier on a motor cycle near a fortified hill. The hill, with structures on the side (possibly dugouts) dominates the background of the work. On the left are several soldiers pushing a piece of heavy artillery. A low building is visible behind the dispatch carrier.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25741
- catalog number
- 25741
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 3/4 in x 22 5/8 in; 42.545 cm x 57.4675 cm
- referenced
- France: Grand Est, Vienne-le-Château
- 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_448017
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-834f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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