The Main Street in Sanzey
The Main Street in Sanzey
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- Description
- Brush and ink wash sketch with touches of graphite. Sketch depicts a road leading through a village. A church with a large steeple dominates the scene. Troops with horses and a wagon are on the right, lined up against the building. Smaller buildings and a water trough are on the left. Down the road, a mounted soldier's horse rears in front of a man and small child. The sketch is executed on white wove paper mounted on beige card that has been ruled with decorative graphite lines.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- arrondissement where Sanzey is located
- France: Grand Est, Toul
- Physical Description
- ink wash (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 13 3/8 in; 30.48 cm x 33.9725 cm
- sketch: 9 1/2 in x 11 3/8 in; 24.13 cm x 28.8925 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25703
- catalog number
- 25703
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- World War I
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- 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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