Mixed media sketch on paper of an airfield at Romorantin, France, during World War I. In the background and on the left are a line of hangars; airplanes are in the left and right of the sketch. The planes have the blue, red, and white vertical stripes on their tail fins that indicate they are Allied planes.
Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Centre-Val de Loire, Romorantin
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.25952Catalog Number: 25952Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)color painting material (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 11 3/16 in x 15 1/8 in; 28.41625 cm x 38.4175 cmsketch without frame: 6 9/16 in x 12 in; 16.66875 cm x 30.48 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-77c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445461
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