Waterfront, Old Harbor, Marseille
date: label: date made
content: 1919
name: label: maker
content: Aylward, William James
notes: label: Description
content: Watercolor and charcoal on paper board. Depicted is the waterfront at the Old Harbor at Marseille, 1918, during World War I. There are several large buildings with orange tiled roofs and colorful green and blue shutters. There is laundry hanging on lines between the buildings and there are large colorful signs hanging from the buildings. There are several people out on the street in front of the buildings, one of whom at the center, wearing a red and blue uniform, is possibly a zouave. There is a truck loaded with cargo at center right, several orange barrels at right, and small boat tied to a larger boat, docked at left. Signed at bottom right by the artist, "W.J. Aylward, A.E.F. '19"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: depicted
content: France: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Marseilles
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.25683
label: catalog number
content: 25683
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
label: Other Terms
content: Sketch; Charcoal; Watercolor
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: charcoal; watercolor (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/2 in x 23 in; 46.99 cm x 58.42 cm