"Castle Island [Boston Harbor] where the ships go by" is the title and it's from The Port of the Puritans, by Winfield M. Thompson, published in the August 1911 edition of Harper's Monthly Magazine.
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Thompson was a travel writer with a vast knowledge of Maine and New England, to judge from the Google entries in his name. I have no bio information on him and we don't much about Bill Aylward, who was one of the great painters and illustrators of his time. There should be no argument there. I'm using examples of his work to set the tone for August vacations. I hope you have an enjoyable one. Meanwhile, here's a link to some previous material I've posted here about Aylward and his excellent work.
"The Waterside Life at Mystic [Connecticut] is a happy blending of old and new" also by Winfield M. Thompson from the September 1916 edition of Harper's Monthly Magazine.
"Lovely Nantucket is the aristocrat of the coast towns," by Mary Heaton Vorse, from the December 1918 edition of Harper's Monthly Magazine. I haven't been there for a few years but I can't imagine that this view and others like it have changed much since then -- even if there is a blight on the island of huge ugly trophy homes.
"New Bedford Whalers -- the last of a gallant but passing race," from the same article.
Jeananne -- I would begin by searching William J. Aylward and those of art appraisers on line. Look for help in your area among galleries and those who teach painting. I don't have that kind of information but if you have an original it might be of considerable value depending upon the subject matter and all sorts of things related to Aylward as well.
Posted by: Paul Giambarba | September 12, 2010 at 04:44 PM
i found a very large painting in my mothers garage she has passed away and we are cleaning out the house, it is in a frame with w.j.aylward signature on it it has some boats on it is it worth anything or should we just get rid of it my e mail address is jds624@aol.com please if anyone knows what i should do to this it looks very old thanks
Posted by: jeananne ventura | September 12, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Wow. This post brought me in past. Nice post.
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