A charcoal and pencil sketch on paper. This landscape shows the view from the village of Belleau looking towards Belleau Wood. Trenches and foxholes constructed by the German soldiers are in the foreground. Stielhandgranate (stick grenades) litter the ground around this abandoned German position.
Date Made: 1918-08-03Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Hauts-de-France, BelleauFrance: Hauts-de-France, Belleau, Bois de
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.25985Catalog Number: 25985Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)pencil (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 12 1/8 in x 15 3/16 in; 30.7975 cm x 38.57625 cmsketch without frame: 9 1/4 in x 12 in; 23.495 cm x 30.48 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7b4f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445683
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