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Neufmaison: A Typical Village
Of The Lorraine Front
In Which The American
Troops are Billeted
by Ernest Clifford Peixotto

This scene captures the peaceful atmosphere of a small French town in a rear area away from the fighting.

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The Church, St. Aignant
by Ernest Clifford Peixotto

Peixotto's image of church ruins is representative of the impact the war's massive destruction made on a number of the artists.

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The Railhead Dump At
Menil-La-Tour
by J. Andre Smith

Loading hay onto railroad cars for transport to the front was only part of the huge logistical effort required to feed the thousands of animals used in the war.

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Over The Top
by J. Andre Smith

The mood set by Smith, the shrouded images of men and machines advancing through an artillery ravaged no-man's-land, reflects the somber reality of war.

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Infantryman
by Harry Everett Townsend

This portrait captures the subdued confidence--of winning the war and of getting back home--that the American soldier carried with him into battle.

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On The Gas Alert
by Harry Everett Townsend

Townsend portrays the narrow line between life and death in the trenches for both men and animals as gas became a weapon of war.

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CMH Pub 70-52
Army Art In World War I: A Commemorative Print Set
Available through partnership with the Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History

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