No Man's Land -- St. Mihiel Drive
In 1917, soon after America entered the war, Eby enlisted in the army after being denied a commission as a war artist. He drove an ambulance and, later, produced camouflage for artillery. Eby’s unit was part of the 1918 Saint-Mihiel Drive depicted here, an important American counteroffensive against the German army in northeastern France. Strong winds and driving rain made roads difficult to maneuver and tanks inoperable. Eby’s scene emphasizes the dark, heavy cloud that seemed to accompany the advancing American troops, which German soldiers later referred to as a "cloud of blood." Eby returned to the subject in a 1934 print.
Artwork Details
- Title: No Man's Land -- St. Mihiel Drive
- Artist: Kerr Eby (Canadian (born Japan), Tokyo 1889–1946 Norwalk, Connecticut)
- Date: 1919
- Medium: Mezzotint and drypoint
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.4 × 32.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 16 1/16 in. (27.3 × 40.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Phyllis Brevoort Eby, 1962
- Object Number: 62.554.62
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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