Sniper at Chateau Thierry
Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- Charcoal and gouache drawing on card taped to a white matte. The work depicts an American sniper lying prone on the ground with his Springfield rifle aimed to the right of the picture. A portion of a stone structure, likely a chimney, is behind him. The red tiles in the drawing indicate that he is on the roof of a building.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25666
- catalog number
- 25666
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- charcoal (possibly pastel) (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- matte (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (with matte): 28 in x 22 in; 71.12 cm x 55.88 cm
- drawing itself (without matte): 18 in x 16 15/16 in; 45.72 cm x 43.02125 cm
- referenced
- France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
- See more items in
- Military and Society: 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_445409
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7e9f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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