Pencil and watercolor sketch on white paper, mounted on thick paper. The sketch shows a telephone station trench-like structure in the foreground. There is an American soldier standing right outside of the station. Behind them, there are barbed wire fences, and more American soldiers (one of which is one a horse). In the distant background, destroyed structures and fields are visible. Two barrage balloons and two clouds of smoke are floating in the sky above the scene.
Date Made: 1918-09-131918-09Associated Date: 1917 - 1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentSmith, J. AndreArtist: Smith, J. Andre
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Grand Est, Flirey
Related Event: World War I
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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: AF.26004Catalog Number: 26004Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: Sketch
Physical Description: watercolor (sketch production method/technique)pencil (sketch production method/technique)paper (overall material)paper (sketch material)Measurements: overall: 12 1/2 in x 16 3/4 in; 31.75 cm x 42.545 cmsketch: 7 1/4 in x 11 in; 18.415 cm x 27.94 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-82ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_445805
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