Verdun Offensive, American Troops Following Barrage
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
name: label: associated person
content: Harding, George Matthews
label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Harding, George Matthews
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal drawing on paper of American soldiers pushing forward into German trenches following an artillery barrage. Depicted at center are several American troops with rifles drawn and fixed bayonets heading into the German trenches. There are several dead or wounded German soldiers in the trench. In the distance, more artillery shells fall from the sky and more American troops can be seen advancing beyond the trenches along lines of barbed wire. There is a light tank visible at left. Smoke billows from exploded shells in the distance. At front left is a badly damaged tree, possibly used to support the walls of the trench. Signed by the artist at bottom right, "Geo. Harding, AEF., Montfaucon, Sept."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: depicted
content: France: Grand Est, Verdun-sur-Garonne
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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.25754
label: catalog number
content: 25754
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: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 1/2 in x 28 1/2 in; 54.61 cm x 72.39 cm