Charcoal and ink wash sketch on blue-gray paper. The sketch is a view of the river and the steps leading down to it as seen between two buildings. Several dwellings in the background. Soldier mounting steps and two soldiers at the water. The sketch is mounted to a larger piece of heavy white cardboard. A label affixed to this cardboard mount reads: "11./AMERICAN SOLDIERS WASHING UP IN THE DOLLER RIVER IN AN TOWN IN GERMAN/ALSACE. (Massevaux)./Peixotto."
Date Made: ca 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France
Subject: FlagsRelated Event: World War I
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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
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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: AF.25804Catalog Number: 25804Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: ink wash (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 18 in x 14 in; 45.72 cm x 35.56 cmsketch: 13 3/8 in x 10 1/8 in; 33.9725 cm x 25.7175 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-773b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445101
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