At Brieulles-sur-Meuse, Argonne Sector
At Brieulles-sur-Meuse, Argonne Sector
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- Description
- Pencil and watercolor sketch on beige paper mounted on brown card. The work depicts shell-torn buildings at Brieulles-sur-Meuse in the Argonne sector of France during World War I. The building in the right foreground is severely damaged at one end, with roof beams and interior rooms visible through the debris. Two soldiers are standing next to the damaged area. The building in the background has less extensive damage, but makeshift stairs have been built to enter the building at its first and second floors.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918-05
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 11 15/16 in x 15 7/16 in; 30.32125 cm x 39.21125 cm
- sketch without frame: 7 in x 11 9/16 in; 17.78 cm x 29.36875 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25932
- catalog number
- 25932
- 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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