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Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

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1919-1920

Kerr Eby

Associated Names

Kerr Eby

Artist, American, 1889 - 1946

The image shows a group of soldiers marching through a muddy terrain. They are wearing helmets, carrying rifles, and moving in tight formation. The artwork conveys a somber mood typical of wartime, using heavy lines and shading to depict the dreary environment and the determination or exhaustion of the soldiers. The overall atmosphere feels grim and arduous, reflecting the challenges they face.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 29.85 × 46.04 cm (11 3/4 × 18 1/8 in.)
sheet: 45.4 × 58.1 cm (17 7/8 × 22 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1582
Catalogue Raisonné

Giardina 1997, no. 39

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

World War I and American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 2016 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1997

Giardina, Bernadette Passi. Kerr Eby: The Complete Prints. Bronxville, New York: M. Hausberberg, 1997, p.46, no. 39.

2016

World War I and American Art. Exh. cat. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 2016-2017: 246, pl. 114.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Kerr Eby; lower right edge in graphite: WHERE DO WE GO

Watermarks

unidentified watermark

Wikidata ID

Q76442246

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