| Maker(s): | Hornby, Lester George | | Culture: | American (1882 - 1956)
| | Title: | The Post Commander's (P.C.) Dugout in Bantheville
| | Date Made: | 1918
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | etching printed in black on medium weight, slightly textured, white paper
| | Measurements: | Mat: 15 7/8 in x 20 in; 40.3 cm x 50.8 cm; Image: 5 7/8 in x 7 3/4 in; 14.9 cm x 19.7 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | title in plate at lower right: THE P.C. AT BANTHEVILLE, I46F.A., title in pencil at lower left: The P.C.'s Dugout, signature in pencil at lower right: L.G.Hornby
| | Accession Number: | SC 2014.32.471
| | Credit Line: | The Gladys Engel Lang and Kurt Lang Collection
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Makeshift hut; Dugout; constructed from tree trunks, leaves, and wood planks. Through the door, shaded figure is visible. Trench has been built up around the hut. Battle, World War One, soldiers, hut, shelter, war, trenches.
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Etching Link to share this object record:
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