Street Barricade at Château-Thierry
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Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- Charcoal, gouache, and watercolor drawing on paper mounted on brown board. The work depicts two American soldiers at a rubble barricade on a street in Château-Thierry, France. The two buildings on either side of the barricade are damaged. Several white buildings are in the background including one with the French word "Coiffeur" written near its roof. The sky is partly cloudy and a plane is flying overhead.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- ID Number
- AF.25667
- catalog number
- 25667
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 1/4 in x 27 1/4 in; 56.515 cm x 69.215 cm
- drawing: 21 1/4 in x 25 1/4 in; 53.975 cm x 64.135 cm
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
- 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_445393
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-79f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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