On Board a Ship (in the Pacific)

1945

William Elijah Smith

Associated Names
William Elijah Smith

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows four men seated closely together. The man in the foreground is leaning back, reading a book. Beside him, another man appears to be dozing off. Behind them, a third man faces away, and the fourth man faces them, holding a cigarette. The setting seems to be a confined space, with warm lighting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on brown paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.4 × 21.5 cm (10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.145.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Doyle Gallery); Larry and Brenda Thompson, Atlanta, GA; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"T/5 Wm. E. Smith / "45"" lower left margin, brown ink. "[The] Ship / Somewhere in the Pacific" verso, brown ink, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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