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Drawing of helmeted soldiers climbing over rubble and splintered wooden barriers in front of a damaged pale building.

Among the Wreckage

A dense composition of soldiers in dark uniforms and helmets climbs over broken masonry and tangled wooden stakes beneath a pale, damaged building. Rough charcoal, pastel and wash give the scene a smudged, grainy texture, with a strong diagonal sweep of timber and a fallen figure in the lower foreground.

Artist
Dunn
Date
1918
Medium
charcoal (overall production method/technique) pastel (overall production method/technique) watercolor (overall production method/technique)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2880 × 2090 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1918).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Entre los escombros

Una composición densa de soldados con uniformes oscuros y cascos trepa sobre mampostería rota y estacas de madera enredadas, frente a un edificio pálido y dañado. El carbón, el pastel y la aguada dan a la escena una textura borrosa y granulada, con un fuerte trazo diagonal de madera y una figura caída en primer plano.

Português: Entre os destroços

Uma composição densa de soldados de uniformes escuros e capacetes sobe por alvenaria quebrada e estacas de madeira emaranhadas, diante de um prédio pálido e danificado. Carvão, pastel e aguada dão à cena uma textura borrada e granulada, com um forte traço diagonal de madeira e uma figura caída em primeiro plano.