A Regiment Stops for Mess

Sketch by J. Andre Smith, 1918, A Regiment Stops for Mess
Sketch by J. Andre Smith, A Regiment Stops for Mess
Description:

Pencil, charcoal, and watercolor sketch on paper. In this scene from the First World War, a regiment of soldiers stops for mess at Pagny-sur-Meuse, France. A large group of soldiers is assembled outdoors of what appears to be a complex of farm buildings.

Date Made: 1918-06Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

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.25915Catalog Number: 25915Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: watercolor (overall production method/technique)charcoal (overall production method/technique)pencil (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 11 11/16 in x 15 3/4 in; 29.68625 cm x 40.005 cmsketch without frame: 7 1/2 in x 11 7/8 in; 19.05 cm x 30.1625 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8135-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445755

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