Title from caption on object: “Western Front, Belgium”

May 1940

British 20th Century

Associated Names
British 20th Century

Artist

ACME Newspictures

Publisher

This is a photograph of an outdoor scene with debris and smoke. The background shows a building in ruins partially obscured by smoke. In the foreground is a path covered in scattered leaves, leading past trees that have shed many branches. The barren trees dominate the middle of the image, adding to the desolate atmosphere. The overall feel is somber.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29 × 20.4 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.316

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks around perimeter in white paint and black ink; by unknown hand, center left in graphite perpendicular: 67; lower left in black ink: ACME; on verso, top left printed in black ink: WAR 1939 WESTERN FRONT, BELGIUM; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 340-1; upper center stamped in blue ink: DEC 23 1940; center Acme copyright stamp in purple ink; by unknown hand, center right in graphite: 7 [circled] 7 1/4" Deep [circled] / 2 cols. / S.S. / P.P.

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