Charcoal and crayon sketch on heavy textured cream wove paper. Several American soldiers eat out of tin cans, as seen through a shell-hole in a wall. A broken window shutter is in the foreground.
Charcoal and crayon sketch on heavy textured cream wove paper. Several American soldiers eat out of tin cans, as seen through a shell-hole in a wall. A broken window shutter is in the foreground.
Date Made: 1918-07-08Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Harding, George Matthews
Location: Currently not on view
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.25750Catalog Number: 25750Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23 1/4 in x 15 1/2 in; 59.055 cm x 39.37 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8353-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_448022
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