His Bunkie
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917-1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: artist
content: Aylward, William James
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal or crayon with gouache drawing on beige paper backed by card matte. The drawing depicts an American soldier, fully equipped, standing at the grave of his bunk mate or "bunkie." A wooden cross is at the head of the grave. Beside the cross are a helmet and what looks like a metal canister.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
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content: Military
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content: World War I Art
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content: Art
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content: Combat Art
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content: Art
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.25661
label: catalog number
content: 25661
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: charcoal or crayon (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: gouache (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: card-matte (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (with matte): 28 in x 22 in; 71.12 cm x 55.88 cm
label: Measurements
content: drawing (without matte): 24 1/2 in x 18 1/8 in; 62.23 cm x 46.0375 cm