The Argonne Country
The Argonne Country
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- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The sketch shows an American soldier standing in the foreground on the left. He is next to an elaborate cross on a hill, looking out over a village, which is in the background on the right. The Argonne forest was the site of a major battle during World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- Other Terms
- sketch; Pencil and Ink
- date made
- 1918-11
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- referenced
- France: Argonne
- Physical Description
- paper (mat board material)
- paper (sketch material)
- watercolor (sketch production method/technique)
- pencil (sketch production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 15 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 40.005 cm
- sketch: 5 3/4 in x 12 in; 14.605 cm x 30.48 cm
- ID Number
- AF.26063
- catalog number
- 26063
- 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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