In the Trail of the Retreating Germans
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal sketch on paper of a mined road near Buzancy, France. The sketch shows a large crater, created by shell fire, that is partially filled with water. Two American soldiers stand on the lip of the crater. There are bare trees that surround the hole, and in the background there are houses.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced
content: France: Grand Est, Buzancy
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
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content: Military
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content: World War I Art
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content: Art
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content: Combat Art
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.26000
label: catalog number
content: 26000
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (sketch production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (sketch material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (mount material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 3/4 in x 16 1/4 in; 32.385 cm x 41.275 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch: 10 1/2 in x 12 1/8 in; 26.67 cm x 30.7975 cm