American Troops Supply Train

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.

Date Made: 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Aylward, William James

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: World War I

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, Military, World War I Art, Art, Combat Art, Art

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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25645Catalog Number: 25645Accession 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7ea1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445411

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