Charcoal or crayon with gouache on heavy white card. A complex of dugouts and other structures are built into the side of the hill. Soldiers move through the outdoor area in front of the dugouts.
Charcoal or crayon with gouache on heavy white card. A complex of dugouts and other structures are built into the side of the hill. Soldiers move through the outdoor area in front of the dugouts.
Date Made: 1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Aylward, William James
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Grand Est, Flirey
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.25655Catalog Number: 25655Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: drawing
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)goauche (overall production method/technique)heavy card (overall material)Measurements: overall with cardboard label: 18 11/16 in x 23 13/16 in; 47.46625 cm x 60.48375 cmoverall without cardboard label: 18 3/8 in x 23 13/16 in; 46.6725 cm x 60.48375 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-78a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445388
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