Inside the Church at Badonviller
Inside the Church at Badonviller
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- Description
- A charcoal, pastel, and watercolor sketch on paper of American troops at a church at Badonviller, France. The church is most likely the Eglise Saint-Martin. Five American soldiers are standing in what used to be the interior of the church. The church has been damaged; battered wrought iron and other debris are lying exposed in the former aisle of the church. An inscription on the drawing reads "The church at Badonviller is situated on a rise of ground and on that edge of the village that is nearest the German lines. It has suffered from bombardment perhaps more than any other structure in the village. This drawing was made from the chancel and looking along the line of the main aisle and through the archway to the front entrance. The building is hopelessly beyond repair."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Badonviller
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- pastel (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 in x 14 in; 48.26 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25950
- catalog number
- 25950
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- subject
- Church
- 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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