A charcoal and watercolor sketch on paper of a encampment at Rebeuville, France during September of 1918. Some soldiers of the forty-second division of the American Expeditionary Force are pictured here. This division participated in the St. Mihiel offensive, one the final battles of World War I.
Date Made: 1918-09Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Grand Est, Département des Vosges
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.25982Catalog Number: 25982Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)watercolor (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 12 1/4 in x 15 11/16 in; 31.115 cm x 39.84625 cmsketch without frame: 8 in x 12 3/8 in; 20.32 cm x 31.4325 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7836-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445686
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