Charcoal and ink wash drawing on paper. The drawing depicts the soldiers of the US Army 32nd Infantry Division gathered in the court of the Abbey Echternach, in German-occupied Luxembourg, during World War I. The work shows a square bordered by a large church and several other buildings. The church is the Abbey of Echternach, a Benedictine monastery in the city of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg.
Date Made: 1918
Artist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: Luxembourg: Echternach, Echternach
Related 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.25879Catalog Number: 25879Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)ink wash (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 14 1/2 in x 20 3/4 in; 36.83 cm x 52.705 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8749-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445347
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