Boche Plane Falling in No Man's Land of Verdun Offensive
date: label: date made
content: 1918-10
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Harding, George Matthews
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal, pastel, and crayon on heavy textured wove paper. The work depicts a camouflaged German airplane falling out of the sky. On the ground are two deceased German soldiers in a machine gun nest. A tank and wire entanglements are outlined in the background.
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.25738
label: catalog number
content: 25738
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: pastel (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: crayon (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: mount: 31 7/8 in x 22 in; 80.9625 cm x 55.88 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch: 30 1/4 in x 19 7/8 in; 76.835 cm x 50.4825 cm