Charcoal and crayon sketch, with touches of graphite, on heavy cream wove paper. Two German soldiers peer out of the window of a shell-torn building. One soldier has a rifle pointed out of the window, through the slats of the shutters. A sign stenciled on the wall below the window has been partially erased; it reads "NACH FIS..." and has an arrow, pointing right, beneath it.
Date Made: 1918-08Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Harding, George Matthews
Location: Currently not on view
Depicted: France: Hauts-de-France, Sergy
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.25739Catalog Number: 25739Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)pastel (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 17 3/8 in x 23 3/8 in; 44.1325 cm x 59.3725 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8349-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_448009
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