Seicheprey 1918
1918
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Official American military artist Lester G. Hornby made this drawing depicting Seicheprey, France, near the St. Mihiel Salient, after American soldiers engaged in battle.
During World War I, the U.S. Government’s Committee for Public Information employed artists, who followed troops into France with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during the war. Commissioned as officers in the Corps of Engineers, the artists were assigned to create artwork in a variety of media to show the war to Americans back home.
During World War I, the U.S. Government’s Committee for Public Information employed artists, who followed troops into France with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during the war. Commissioned as officers in the Corps of Engineers, the artists were assigned to create artwork in a variety of media to show the war to Americans back home.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
National Archives Identifier: 6398329
Full Citation: Photograph 330-CFD-DA-SC-86-06492.jpeg; Artwork: 'Seicheprey 1918,' 1918 - World War I. Artist: Lester G. Hornby. US Army Art Collection; 1918; DASC8606492; Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 - 2007; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/seichepray, April 27, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.