A charcoal and gouache painting on light beige card of the first division headquarters kitchen located on St. Mihiel Drive. The kitchen is in front of a building. There are approximately 27 soldiers in the drawing although most of their faces are not detailed. The soldiers are standing around, eating, resting, or gathering food into their mess kit. There is a tent with the sign "Mud Dog Inn" at left. Rifles are stacked against the building on the right.
Date Made: 1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Aylward, William James
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Grand Est, Saint-Mihiel
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.25656Catalog Number: 25656Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: drawing
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)gouache (overall production method/technique)light beige card (overall material)Measurements: overall: 18 3/8 in x 23 in; 46.6725 cm x 58.42 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-789f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445387
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