September 13th, 1918, St. Mihiel—The Great Black Cloud
Date1934
Artist
Kerr Eby
(Canadian painter, printmaker, 1890–1946)
MediumEtching, aquatint, and sandpaper ground
Dimensionsplate: 10 3/8 × 16 in. (26.4 × 40.6 cm)
sheet: 12 7/8 × 19 1/8 in. (32.7 × 48.6 cm)
sheet: 12 7/8 × 19 1/8 in. (32.7 × 48.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1988
Object number1988-67
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextSeptember 13, 1918, was the second day of the battle for the St. Mihiel salient, one of the first independent actions of U. S. troops under General Pershing's command in the First World War. A salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. The salient is surrounded by the enemy on three sides, making the troops occupying the salient vulnerable.
