Associated person:

War Department  Search this

Townsend, Harry  Search this

Artist:

Townsend, Harry  Search this

Physical Description:

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 18 in x 24 in; 45.72 cm x 60.96 cm

Object Name:

Sketch

Associated Place:

France: Grand Est, Vaux

Date made:

1918-07

Associated date:

1917 - 1918

Description:

Charcoal on white paper. Sketch showing a devastated shell torn village. There is a demolished bridge in the foreground and two destroyed buildings in the background. Cracked wooden beams, chunks of concrete, and other debris are scattered throughout the sketch.

Location:

Currently not on view

Related event:

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

ID Number:

AF.26133

Catalog number:

26133

Accession number:

64592

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-234d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_448094