Double Decked Wharf
date: label: date made
content: 1919
name: label: artist
content: Aylward, William James
notes: label: Description
content: Watercolor and charcoal sketch on paper board. The work depicts a double decked wharf at the American Base Port at Marseille in France. A large white ship is partially visible at the center of the painting, with brightly colored dazzle camouflage on on its hull. Several large orange cranes are next to the ship. Men are visible working on both the top and bottom levels of the wharf. Signed at the bottom left by the artist, "W.J. Aylward, A.E.F. '19." Also written at bottom is the title, "Double-decked Wharf - American Base Port at Marseille"
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.25654
label: catalog number
content: 25654
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
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: 23 in x 18 in; 58.42 cm x 45.72 cm