Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday

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Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, 1918, Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday
Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, Airing Bedding on Sunday
Description:

Ink wash sketch of African-American troops and small camouflaged buildings. The soldiers are moving about the buildings, carrying mattresses. Sketch done on heavy white paper.

Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Is-sur-Tille

Subject: African AmericanRelated Event: World War I

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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, 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.25815Catalog Number: 25815Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: ink wash (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 9 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in; 24.13 cm x 33.655 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-6f6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445039

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