American Troops Marching Through the Place De La Concorde, Paris, France
American Troops Marching Through the Place De La Concorde, Paris, France
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- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white board of American troops marching through the Place De La Concorde in Paris, France on July 14, 1918. Sketch is an overhead view of a large square in Paris filled with people and soldiers, some of whom are on horseback. On the right is a column of troops marching with rifles. The American flag can be seen flying on the building that frames the right of the sketch. One of troops in the column also holds an American flag. The left of the sketch is also framed by a building or column, which has a circular crest that reads "RF," for Republic of France, and is surrounded by flags. A line of trees borders the square in the background. Behind the trees are buildings.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- referenced; depicted
- 1918-07-14
- associated person
- War Department
- Morgan, Wallace
- artist
- Morgan, Wallace
- place made
- France
- depicted
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- board (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 15/16 in x 20 in; 40.48125 cm x 50.8 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25760
- catalog number
- 25760
- 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
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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