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Description:

Graphite, brush and ink wash sketch. Sketch of trucks lined up in a town square. People and soldiers are depicted; one woman with a child carries an umbrella. Two small dogs in front of the line of trucks. Hills and clouds in background. Sketch is done on white wove paper that is affixed to a larger piece of off-white card.

Date Made: 1918-05-18Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentMaker: Duncan, Walter Jack

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: France: Grand Est, Neufchâteau

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

See more items in: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military, Military, Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 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.25694Catalog Number: 25694Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: pencil (overall production method/technique)ink wash (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 11 3/4 in x 14 5/8 in; 29.845 cm x 37.1475 cmsketch: 8 7/8 in x 12 1/2 in; 22.5425 cm x 31.75 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7400-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_448080

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