A charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper of a typical scene in No Man's Land during World War I. Depicted is a deserted, empty ruin of tree stumps and barbed wire with smoke in the background. At left is a dead horse next to a human skull. At right is a dead soldier with a rifle staked into the ground and a helmet lying beside the rifle. There is a crashed airplane in the distance. Signed by the artist at bottom right, "Harvey Dunn, AEF, Oct. 1918"
Date Made: 1918-10Associated Date: 1917 - 1918
Associated Person: Dunn, Harvey ThomasMaker: Dunn, Harvey Thomas
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: France
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.25711Catalog Number: 25711Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: Drawing
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)watercolor (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: drawing with frame: 22 1/16 in x 31 1/16 in x 1/2 in; 56.03875 cm x 78.89875 cm x 1.27 cmdrawing without frame: 15 9/16 in x 24 in; 39.52875 cm x 60.96 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-81ce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_447415
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