Helping a Wounded Ally
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- Townsend, Harry
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper. Depicted is an American soldier carrying a wounded French soldier on his back. Both men are in uniform and are members of the infantry. Neither men are carrying guns. Signed by the artist at bottom right, "Capt. Harry Townsend, A.E.F, 1918"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- ID Number
- AF.26108
- catalog number
- 26108
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- Sketch
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 24 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in; 62.23 cm x 46.99 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
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_448126
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81f0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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