Village of the Dead
Village of the Dead
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- Description
- Charcoal, crayon, pastel, and gouache sketch on heavy textured cream wove paper. American troops are mounted on a team of horses pulling a large artillery piece through a shell-torn village. In the left foreground, a cross with a helmet hung from it marks a grave.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 5/8 in x 26 7/8 in; 49.8475 cm x 68.2625 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25732
- catalog number
- 25732
- accession number
- 64592
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- World War I Art
- Combat Art
- Military
- Art
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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