A charcoal sketch, with some pencil and watercolor, on paper. The work depicts an air base near Toul, France during World War I. A group of airplanes and a few men are outside of a complex of airplane hangars.
A charcoal sketch, with some pencil and watercolor, on paper. The work depicts an air base near Toul, France during World War I. A group of airplanes and a few men are outside of a complex of airplane hangars.
Date Made: 1918-06Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Grand Est, Toul
Subject: PlanesRelated 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.25947Catalog Number: 25947Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: pencil (overall production method/technique)charcoal (overall production method/technique)watercolor (overall production method/technique)Measurements: sketch with frame: 11 15/16 in x 16 in; 30.32125 cm x 40.64 cmsketch without frame: 9 1/16 in x 13 3/16 in; 23.01875 cm x 33.49625 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8163-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445764
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