Tents and Barracks at Gievres
Tents and Barracks at Gievres
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- Description
- Mixed media sketch (charcoal, pastel, and likely watercolor and/or gouache) on paper. In the center of the sketch is a stand of tall trees. Tents and other low structures form a line through the drawing. Several soldiers stand among the crop rows. There appear to be several telephone or telegraph poles in the background, behind the tents. These barracks were located at Gievres, France during World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- Other Terms
- sketch; Watercolor and Charcoal
- date made
- 1918
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- depicted
- France: Centre-Val de Loire, Gievres
- Physical Description
- paper (mat board material)
- paper (overall material)
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 3/4 in x 15 1/8 in; 27.305 cm x 38.4175 cm
- sketch: 6 5/8 in x 11 5/8 in; 16.8275 cm x 29.5275 cm
- ID Number
- AF.26067
- catalog number
- 26067
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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