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American Officer Mess in the Cellar
From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Graphite, charcoal, and ink wash sketch. Five officers sit around a table while another soldier serves them. The chair in the foreground is empty. On the table, a lamp illuminates the men's faces and casts shadows on the walls. A box telephone and two bottles of wine are among the items on the table. The sketch is done on white wove paper mounted on beige card that is ruled with decorative graphite lines.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAmerican Officer Mess in the Cellar. ca 1918. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.
