A Battlefield at Mezy

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Description:

A pencil and charcoal sketch on paper. Landscape of an area that was part of the Second Battle of the Marne during World War I. A railroad track runs through the center of the sketch, bordered by fields where some of the fighting took place. An inscription at the bottom of the sketch reads, "2nd Battle of the Marne - Railroad Embankment at Mezy - Sector of the 38 Regt."

Date Made: 1918-08-02Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: France: Hauts-de-France, Département de l'Aisne

Related Event: World War I

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25949Catalog Number: 25949Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: pencil (overall production method/technique)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 1/16 in x 12 1/8 in; 17.93875 cm x 30.7975 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8164-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445765

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