Charcoal and red chalk drawing of a ruined village street, with roofless walls and rubble strewn across the foreground.

Destroyed Village, War Front

A charcoal and red chalk drawing of a village street lined with collapsed and roofless buildings, rubble piled across the foreground. Loose, rapid strokes sketch broken walls, scattered debris and a few intact houses at left under a pale sky.

Artist: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
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Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 3000 × 2031 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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