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Square at Pont-a-Mousson

Object Details

Description
Pencil and watercolor sketch on paper. American soldiers, mounted and on foot, move through the square of this small French town. An ambulance is in the right foreground. This scene was captured at the end of the First World War.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
artist
Smith, J. Andre
date made
1918-11
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
Physical Description
paper (mat board material)
graphite (overall production method/t; active ingredientsechnique)
watercolor (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 39.37 cm
sketch: 6 1/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 15.5575 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name
sketch
Other Terms
sketch; Pencil and Ink

Featured In

  • Picturing the First World War
  • Women in World War I:American Expeditionary Forces Art
Sketch by J. Andre Smith, Square at Pont-a-Mousson
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