Charcoal with white crayon drawing on blue-gray paper. The subject of the drawing is the interior of a locomotive shop near St. Nazaire, France during World War I. Several men are working on an engine in the left foreground. Also in the foreground, at the top of the paper, is a hook suspended from the ceiling. Other men, locomotives, and parts are depicted in the background.
Date Made: 1918
Artist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Pays de la Loire, Saint-Nazaire
Subject: Locomotives
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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.25850Catalog Number: 25850Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 16 1/8 in x 14 in; 40.9575 cm x 35.56 cmdrawing: 15 3/8 in x 11 3/4 in; 39.0525 cm x 29.845 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445323
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