A Field Hospital on the Road to Château-Thierry
A Field Hospital on the Road to Château-Thierry
- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. The work depicts a field hospital near Château-Thierry, France. The field hospital, comprised of a number of white tents, is on the right. An ambulance and several people are in the adjacent road, which runs behind several permanent buildings. Two soldiers are sitting under a tree on the left.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- referenced
- France: Hauts-de-France, Château-Thierry
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 10 in x 15 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 40.3225 cm
- sketch without frame: 6 1/16 in x 12 1/8 in; 15.39875 cm x 30.7975 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25938
- catalog number
- 25938
- 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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