Charcoal drawing on paper. The work depicts several damaged buildings in the main square of Fère-en-Tardenois, France during World War I. A church with a tall spire and a cross atop its peaked roof dominates the center of the work. A smaller, perhaps residential, building in the foreground is partially collapsed, with debris spilling out of the exposed second floor interior.
Date Made: 1918-08
Artist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Hauts-de-France, Fère-en-Tardenois
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.25859Catalog Number: 25859Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23 3/8 in x 17 1/2 in; 59.3725 cm x 44.45 cmsketch: 19 3/4 in x 15 1/4 in; 50.165 cm x 38.735 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7b27-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445326
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