Relief Entering Nesle. (Detachment Fourth Infantry, U.S.A.)
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- Charcoal, crayon, ink wash, and gouache on beige card. The work depicts American infantry soldiers entering the town of Nesle, France. The men march with their gear, while a soldier in the foreground looks on, with his back to the viewer. The town's buildings are damaged from shelling. There is rubble in the street.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25663
- catalog number
- 25663
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- wash (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 15/16 in x 24 in; 45.56125 cm x 60.96 cm
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Nesle
- 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_445399
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-79fc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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