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On Board a Ship (in the Pacific)

William Elijah Smith · 1945

William Elijah Smith: American, 1913 - 1997

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William Elijah Smith

On Board a Ship (in the Pacific)

1945

transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on brown paper · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on brown paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.4 × 21.5 cm (10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Collection no.
2023.145.21
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By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

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On Board a Ship (in the Pacific) — William Elijah Smith. 1945.

Medium: transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on brown paper.

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

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2023.145.21. Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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