American Motor Trucks at Langres

Description:

A charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper. A large building, La Porte de Moulins, rises above several other buildings and a clearing where army vehicles are grouped. American soldiers are roughly sketched and appear to be working on one of the trucks.

Date Made: 1918-06Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: France: Grand Est, Langres

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

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

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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25902Catalog Number: 25902Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: watercolor (overall production method/technique)charcoal (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 9 15/16 in x 15 15/16 in; 25.24125 cm x 40.48125 cmsketch without frame: 6 1/4 in x 12 5/16 in; 15.875 cm x 31.27375 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-44d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445451

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