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Village in Germany
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About this work
Graphite, black crayon, sanguine crayon, and white gouache sketch. Village scene with traditional houses around a road. Several children, a woman, and a dog are in the road, along with two American soldiers and a horse. On the far right of the sketch, several men are sitting together next to a fence. The sketch is done on dark gray wove paper and mounted on tan card ruled with decorative lines. Written beneath the sketch, on the tan card, is the following inscription: "An invaded village in Germany-/Zone of the American Army of Occupation".
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVillage in Germany. 1918-12-15. War Department. National Museum of American History, War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff. CC0.
