The Homecoming
date: label: date made
content: ca 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
name: label: associated person
content: Dunn, Harvey Thomas
label: maker
content: Dunn, Harvey Thomas
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal, oil, pastel, and watercolor drawing on paper of a French soldier returning to his war-torn home. The scene shows a French solider dressed in a blue uniform with a blue steel helmet leaning on his rifle (probably a Berthier Model 1916 Infantry Rifle or a Lebel Model 1886) with bayonet attached. An American soldier in uniform is standing behind the French soldier. The men are standing in the doorway of the French soldier's house which has recently been occupied by the retreating German Army. The house is in ruins with vases, chairs, a clock, and other objects scattered on the floor. One door has been partially shattered and the other has been torn from its hinges and is propped against the wall. Signed at the bottom left by the artist, "Harvey Dunn, AEF"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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: Military
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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.25721
label: catalog number
content: 25721
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: pastel (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: watercolor (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: oil (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: drawing with frame: 31 1/16 in x 22 1/8 in x 1/2 in; 78.89875 cm x 56.1975 cm x 1.27 cm
label: Measurements
content: drawing without frame: 22 1/4 in x 15 1/16 in; 56.515 cm x 38.25875 cm