Pershing

Archive record

1 drawing : ink ; sheet 72 x 54 cm | Drawing shows portrait of General John J. Pershing drawn at Ecole Pratique de Commerce d'Industrie Hotelièr, Section de Rééducation Professionnelle des Mutile de la Guerre, Ville de Nice by a wounded French soldier who had lost both of his wrists.

About this photograph

This ink portrait of General John J. Pershing was drawn in 1920 at the Ecole Pratique de Commerce d'Industrie Hotelièr, Section de Rééducation Professionnelle des Mutile de la Guerre in Nice, France. According to the record, the artist was a wounded French soldier who had lost both wrists.

The institution's name indicates it was a professional rehabilitation section for war-wounded soldiers. Beyond what the drawing itself shows and the circumstances of its creation as described, little else is known about this particular work or its maker.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

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