Relief Entering Nesle. (Detachment Fourth Infantry, U.S.A.)

Drawing by William James Aylward, 1918, Relief Entering Nesle (Detachment Fourth Infantry, U.S.A.)
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Drawing by William James Aylward, 1918, Relief Entering Nesle (Detachment Fourth Infantry, U.S.A.)
Drawing by William James Aylward, Relief Entering Nesle (Detachment Fourth Infantry, USA)
Description:

Charcoal, crayon, ink wash, and gouache on beige card. The work depicts American infantry soldiers entering the town of Nesle, France. The men march with their gear, while a soldier in the foreground looks on, with his back to the viewer. The town's buildings are damaged from shelling. There is rubble in the street.

Date Made: 1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Aylward, William James

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: France: Hauts-de-France, Nesle

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.25663Catalog Number: 25663Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: drawing

Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)wash (overall production method/technique)gouache (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 17 15/16 in x 24 in; 45.56125 cm x 60.96 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-79fc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445399

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