Traffic to Mont St. Père
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Description
- Graphite, charcoal, crayon, and white gouache drawing on heavy textured cream wove paper. A group of German prisoners of war, French troops, and American troops carrying their rifles with bayonets fixed en route to Mont St. Père. A wagon, men on horses, and a truck occupy the middle ground of the drawing. Buildings are visible in the distant background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07-23
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25752
- catalog number
- 25752
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- graphite (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 20 1/4 in x 28 in; 51.435 cm x 71.12 cm
- 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
- Subject
- POWs
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_448024
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8355-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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