The Battlefields of Artois from Notre Dame de Lorette, 5:30 p.m. July 8

This drawing was made by an American correspondent of Century Magazine sent to France to record the First World War. Hale was positioned in Arras, Soissons, and Verdun when these towns were bombed and witnessed the ensuing destruction. His drawings are records of specific moments and places; on each he wrote the date and time, emphasizing the documentary aspect of his work. Although death is always present, Hale focuses here on the bleak, war-torn landscape of Northern France rather than the loss of human life; he meticulously labeled each battlefield on the horizon.