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A harbor town with lighthouse overlooking a y-shaped inlet filled with various French and Ameri…
Saigon China
A harbor town with lighthouse overlooking a y-shaped inlet filled with various French and Ameri…
A harbor town with lighthouse overlooking a y-shaped inlet filled with various French and American ships.
Saigon China, William O. Golding, 1934, pencil and crayon on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Saigon China

Artist (American, 1874 - 1943)
Date1934
Mediumpencil and crayon on paper
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 11 15/16 inches (21.6 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 15/16 inches (21.6 × 30.3 cm)
Matted: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Gari Melchers Collectors’ Society.
Object number2013.3.1
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Subject MatterSaigon River at the Mekong Delta, South China Sea, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, French Cochinchina during colonial period), Vietnam
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William O. Golding
c. 1934 - 1935