A Major's Dugout in Belleau Wood
A Major's Dugout in Belleau Wood
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper showing a dugout in Belleau wood. Three sides of rectangular cell are depicted; a pallet appears on the right with other objects on the floor. A label attached to the cardboard mount reads: "A MAJOR'S DUGOUT IN BELLEAU WOOD/June, 1918/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2954."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1918-06
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Belleau, Bois de
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- paper: 12 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in; 31.75 cm x 27.305 cm
- mount: 17 3/8 in x 15 1/2 in; 44.1325 cm x 39.37 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25796
- catalog number
- 25796
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- subject
- Battle Scenes
- World War I
- Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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