A pencil and watercolor sketch on paper of Field Number One at Issoudun, France. The busy airfield depicted here was part of a large training complex for the U.S. Air Service during World War I.
A pencil and watercolor sketch on paper of Field Number One at Issoudun, France. The busy airfield depicted here was part of a large training complex for the U.S. Air Service during World War I.
Date Made: 1918-08Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Centre-Val de Loire, Issoudun
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.25984Catalog Number: 25984Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: watercolor (overall production method/technique)pencil (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 12 11/16 in x 15 7/8 in; 32.22625 cm x 40.3225 cmsketch without frame: 6 1/2 in x 11 5/8 in; 16.51 cm x 29.5275 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7834-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445684
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