A Battlefield on the Marne
date: label: date made
content: 1918-07
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Mixed media on paper. This landscape depicts a battlefield that was part of the Second Battle of the Marne during World War I. This conflict was a turning point in the war. On July 15-16, 1918, the 38th Regiment of the Third Infantry Division of the United States Army participated in a battle here. Two crosses marking graves in the left foreground.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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.25946
label: catalog number
content: 25946
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pencil (overall production method/technique)
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content: color materials (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: sketch without frame: 11 in x 18 7/8 in; 27.94 cm x 47.9425 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch with frame: 6 15/16 in x 12 15/16 in; 17.62125 cm x 32.86125 cm