German Dugouts, Montsec
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on textured, off-white paper. The work depicts the interior of what was the dugout of a German commanding officer near Montsec, France during World War I. A wounded American soldier reads while sitting in a chair, with one leg raised and resting on a bench. Crutches lean against the bench. There are two labels on the cardboard under the sketch. The first is printed and reads: "GERMAN DUGOUTS, MONTSEC/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2989". The second is typed and reads: "This was the dugout of the commanding officer. The walls were covered with burlap and the furniture was carefully made of twisted boughs. The wouded [sic] officer belonged to the 1st Division, which took Montsec."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- referenced
- France: Lorraine, Montsec
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 22 in; 35.56 cm x 55.88 cm
- sketch: 11 in x 13 in; 27.94 cm x 33.02 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25831
- catalog number
- 25831
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- subject
- Medicine
- related event
- World War I
- See more items in
- Armed Forces History: Armed Forces History, Military
- World War I Art
- Combat Art
- Military
- Art
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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