Ruins of Baccarat
Ruins of Baccarat
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- Description
- Ink wash sketch on paper, of a street lined by ruined buildings. The view is from the inside of a shell-torn building and looks to the opposite side of the street. A woman, stooped and holding the hand of a small child, passes an American soldier in the street.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Baccarat
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in; 26.67 cm x 34.925 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25861
- catalog number
- 25861
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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