Mixed media sketch on paper. In the center of the sketch is a large shell-torn church tower. The church is surrounded by other ruins and there is a denuded tree in front of the church. An American soldier stands in the left foreground and a group of soldiers is marching by the church in the left background.
Date Made: 1918-08
Artist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Subject: ChurchRelated Event: World War I
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See more items in: Military and Society: 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.26074Catalog Number: 26074Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketchOther Terms: sketch; Mixed Media
Physical Description: paper (mat board material)mixed media (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 11 in x 14 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 37.465 cmsketch: 7 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 29.21 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-a686-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_384054
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