Object Details
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- Description
- Watercolor and gouache drawing on paper. The work depicts an army on the march. The foreground features wagons ascending a hill; American soldiers ride in and walk along side the wagons. Half of the sky is covered by dark clouds. In the background on the left side are tents, while in the right background are the buildings of what appears to be a small town. Several airplanes are in the sky.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- ID Number
- AF.25662
- catalog number
- 25662
- accession number
- 64592
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (with matte): 26 in x 34 1/16 in; 66.04 cm x 86.51875 cm
- drawing without matte: 18 7/8 in x 26 5/8 in; 47.9425 cm x 67.6275 cm
- depicted
- France: Grand Est, Saint-Mihiel
- 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_445410
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7ea0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
