The Forbidden Light
date: label: date made
content: 1918-08
name: label: artist
content: Smith, J. Andre
notes: label: Description
content: Mixed media sketch on paper. A bright light shines on a crumbling church in a village in France. Soldiers from the American Expeditionary Force, sent to Europe in World War I to fight with the Allies, in the foreground. The use of bright lights during the night could draw enemy fire and so was discouraged.
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: 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.26079
label: catalog number
content: 26079
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
label: Other Terms
content: Sketch; Mixed Media
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (mat board material)
label: Physical Description
content: watercolor (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 1/8 in x 11 1/4 in; 40.9575 cm x 28.575 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 29.845 cm x 23.495 cm