Exploded Boche Dump at Cierges
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Harding, George Matthews
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal, crayon, and pastel drawing on heavy textured laid paper. The work depicts a destroyed German army dump at Cierges, France during World War I. In the center of the drawing is a large crater in the ground surrounded by vehicle parts, trees, ammunition shells, and other debris. Several deceased German soldiers are lying in the foreground. Damaged buildings are visible 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.25756
label: catalog number
content: 25756
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: crayon (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: pastel (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 1/2 in x 27 in; 49.53 cm x 68.58 cm