A Forced Landing

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Description:

Pencil and crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts an airplane which has crashed on a sand beach while making a forced landing during World War I. The airplane is virtually upright, resting on its engine housing and wings with its tail sticking into the air. Three people are gathered to the immediate right of the airplane with a fourth person running toward them.

Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Referenced: France: Grand Est, Colombey-les-Belles

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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Related Publication: Krass, Peter. Portrait of War: The U.S. Army’s First Combat Artists and the Doughboys’ Experience in WWI

Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25928Catalog Number: 25928Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: pencil (overall production method/technique)crayon (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: sketch with frame: 11 5/8 in x 15 1/4 in; 29.5275 cm x 38.735 cmsketch without frame: 7 1/8 in x 11 1/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 28.575 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7413-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445743

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