Corner in Beaumont

Description:

A pencil sketch with touches of watercolor. Two soldiers carrying rifles appear on a road in the town of Beaumont, France during World War I. The large building on the right is badly damaged from the fighting.

Date Made: 1918-10Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25974Catalog Number: 25974Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: pencil (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 12 3/8 in x 15 3/8 in; 31.4325 cm x 39.0525 cmsketch without frame: 7 3/8 in x 12 3/16 in; 18.7325 cm x 30.95625 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-93fd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445694

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