The Road through Fossoy. (On the German line of Retreat)
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- Gouache, ink wash, and graphite. The work depicts a shell-torn building near Fossoy, France. One side of the building has been completely destroyed.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918-07-26
- ID Number
- AF.25675
- catalog number
- 25675
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- wash (overall production method/technique)
- heavy card (overall material)
- graphite (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall (with frame): 11 15/16 in x 17 15/16 in; 30.32125 cm x 45.56125 cm
- painting (without frame): 10 in x 15 3/16 in; 25.4 cm x 38.57625 cm
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Département de l'Aisne
- 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_445404
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7e75-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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