French Engineers Clearing Wreckage of Bridge Château-Thierry
French Engineers Clearing Wreckage of Bridge Château-Thierry
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- Description
- Charcoal, gouache, and oil on paper. The work depicts a group of French engineers (in blue uniforms) clearing the wreckage of a bridge in Château-Thierry, France. A section of the bridge has entirely collapsed into the water. On the left, two American soldiers sit on an intact section of the bridge. The shell-torn buildings of the town line the far side of the water.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- oil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 in x 22 3/8 in; 48.26 cm x 56.8325 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25684A
- catalog number
- 25684A
- 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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