A View of Neufchateau
A View of Neufchateau
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- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The work depicts the French city of Neufchâteau during World War I. The scene shows the city from an aerial perspective, with farms in the lower left portion of the sketch. A church steeple dominates the center of the sketch, with buildings surrounding the church on all sides.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Neufchâteau
- Physical Description
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 12 1/8 in x 15 3/4 in; 30.7975 cm x 40.005 cm
- sketch without frame: 9 1/16 in x 12 3/8 in; 23.01875 cm x 31.4325 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25910
- catalog number
- 25910
- 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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