Mezy and Surrounding Country
Mezy and Surrounding Country
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- Description
- Pencil sketch on paper. This landscape depicts the village and surrounding countryside of Mezy, France during World War I. A body of water cuts through the center of the picture. A line of roughly sketched troops marches along a road outside of the village. An inscription on the drawing, below the artist's signature, reads "Battle Field of the Marne - July 15-16 - 1918 - Sector of the 38 Regiment."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918-07-15
- 1918-07-16
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- depicted
- France
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 in x 12 3/8 in; 17.78 cm x 31.496 cm
- ID Number
- AF.26017
- catalog number
- 26017
- 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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