Salvage, Clearing up the Fields Behind the Lines
Salvage, Clearing up the Fields Behind the Lines
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- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper. Two American soldiers collect and organize German rifles (possibly Mauser Gewehr rifles?), helmets, ammunition, and other supplies from behind enemy lines in an open, deserted field. The focal point of the sketch, one of the soldiers, is carrying gun belts while the other kneels behind him. They are surrounded by enemy supplies and two damaged trees.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Sketch
- date made
- 1918
- July 1918
- associated date
- 1917 - 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- Townsend, Harry
- artist
- Townsend, Harry
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 18 in x 24 in; 45.72 cm x 60.96 cm
- ID Number
- AF.26123
- catalog number
- 26123
- 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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