A Street Behind the Front
A Street Behind the Front
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- Description
- Pen and watercolor drawing on paper. This detailed sketch of a street scene is unusually polished for J. Andre Smith's wartime art, using pen hatching to create textures and watercolor chiaroscuro to create depth. This work depicts American soldiers in a war-torn village behind the Western Front of World War I. The soldiers appear to be assisting with securing the shell-torn structures of the village. Light blue poles are installed along the facade of the the home in the background, preventing its collapse.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- 1918-04
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- Smith, J. Andre
- maker
- Smith, J. Andre
- Physical Description
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- ink (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- drawing with frame: 17 13/16 in x 21 15/16 in; 45.24375 cm x 55.72125 cm
- drawing without frame: 14 in x 18 15/16 in; 35.56 cm x 48.10125 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25904
- catalog number
- 25904
- 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
- Military
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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