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The Docks at Brest

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The Docks at Brest
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  • The Docks at Brest
  • Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, 1918, The Docks at Brest
  • The Docks at Brest

    Object Details

    artist

    Duncan, Walter Jack

    Description

    Black and white pen and ink sketch showing stores being unloaded from newly arriving ships from America at the docks at Brest, France. Workers move freight on the dock in the foreground. Large stacks of supplies, some of which are covered in tarps, have almost completely covered the docks. The masts of ships can be seen behind the docks in the background. Two small boats are being tied to the dock by two men at the bottom left of the drawing. A man sits holding a rope at the bottom right of the drawing. Sketch is on white paper mounted on tan card, which is ruled with decorative graphite lines.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    ca. 1918
    1918-07-21
    1918-07-21

    ID Number

    AF.25701

    catalog number

    25701

    accession number

    64592

    Object Name

    Sketch

    Other Terms

    Sketch; Black & White

    Physical Description

    paper (overall material)
    pen and ink (overall production method/technique)
    wash (overall production method/technique)

    Measurements

    overall: 12 in x 15 in; 30.48 cm x 38.1 cm

    place made

    France

    depicted

    France: Brittany, Brest

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    Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
    Military
    Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
    Art

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    related event

    World War I

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-590a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_450678
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