Rounding up Boche Prisoners

Description:

Charcoal, crayon, gouache, and blue wash drawing on heavy textured cream wove paper. The work depicts American soldiers marching German ("Boche") prisoners of war (unarmed, in green uniforms) through a street in a recaptured village on the Marne. A woman is sitting inside one of the badly damaged buildings lining the street. Deceased German soldiers are lying on the ground in the foreground.

Date Made: 1918-071918-07-011918-07-01Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Harding, George Matthews

Location: Currently not on view

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.25747Catalog Number: 25747Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: drawing

Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)watercolor (overall production method/technique)gouache (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 17 1/2 in x 22 7/8 in; 44.45 cm x 58.1025 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-834b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_448013

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