First Division Headquarters Kitchen - St. Mihiel Drive
First Division Headquarters Kitchen - St. Mihiel Drive
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- Description
- A charcoal and gouache painting on light beige card of the first division headquarters kitchen located on St. Mihiel Drive. The kitchen is in front of a building. There are approximately 27 soldiers in the drawing although most of their faces are not detailed. The soldiers are standing around, eating, resting, or gathering food into their mess kit. There is a tent with the sign "Mud Dog Inn" at left. Rifles are stacked against the building on the right.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Saint-Mihiel
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- light beige card (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 3/8 in x 23 in; 46.6725 cm x 58.42 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25656
- catalog number
- 25656
- 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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