Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The work depicts a field hospital near Château-Thierry, France. The field hospital, comprised of a number of white tents, is on the right. An ambulance and several people are in the adjacent road, which runs behind several permanent buildings. Two soldiers are sitting under a tree on the left.
Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
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.25938Catalog Number: 25938Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: pencil (overall production method/technique)watercolor (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 10 in x 15 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 40.3225 cmsketch without frame: 6 1/16 in x 12 1/8 in; 15.39875 cm x 30.7975 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-79a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445709
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