Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- Gouache and oil on beige paper mounted flush on brown board. The drawing depicts an American supply train during World War I. The drawing shows two buildings with trees in the background. The large building is shell-torn. In the foreground, two supply carts are shown along with several supply bags at front right. An active scene, there are approximately nine soldiers wearing green uniforms standing around, sitting in the cart, and one on horseback. There is another soldier wearing blue on horseback entering from the right.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25645
- catalog number
- 25645
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- oil (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 1/2 in x 26 15/16 in; 49.53 cm x 68.42125 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_445411
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7ea1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
