Graphite, charcoal, and ink wash sketch. Five officers sit around a table while another soldier serves them. The chair in the foreground is empty. On the table, a lamp illuminates the men's faces and casts shadows on the walls. A box telephone and two bottles of wine are among the items on the table. The sketch is done on white wove paper mounted on beige card that is ruled with decorative graphite lines.
Date Made: ca 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918
Associated Person: War DepartmentMaker: Duncan, Walter Jack
Location: Currently not on view
Referenced: France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
Related Event: World War I
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See more items in: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military, Military, Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 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.25688Catalog Number: 25688Accession Number: 64592
Object Name: sketch
Physical Description: graphite (overall production method/technique)charcoal (overall production method/technique)ink wash (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 16 in x 12 in; 40.64 cm x 30.48 cmsketch: 9 3/4 in x 8 in; 24.765 cm x 20.32 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-859a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_448065
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