German Dugouts, Cheppy
German Dugouts, Cheppy
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- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts German dugouts near Cheppy, France during World War I. A wooden beam structure frames the foreground. Through the beams is an elaborately constructed trench with brick or stone wall and a series of doors.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- France
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 1/4 in x 19 7/8 in; 36.195 cm x 50.4825 cm
- sketch: 13 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in; 33.655 cm x 48.895 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25830
- catalog number
- 25830
- 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
- World War I Art
- Combat Art
- Military
- Art
- Art
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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