American Infantry Advancing with Tanks near Essey
American Infantry Advancing with Tanks near Essey
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- Description
- Crayon and charcoal drawing on white paper. A tank looms on the horizon in this battlefield scene. Barbed-wire entanglements on right and left. A soldier lies on the ground in the center of the drawing, while two American soldiers advance, with rifles ready, in the foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- 1918-09-12
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Harding, George Matthews
- depicted
- France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Essey
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- crayon (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 5/8 in x 27 1/2 in; 49.8475 cm x 69.85 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25731
- catalog number
- 25731
- 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
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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