Frank Brangwyn (English, 1867-1956)
Published by the British Ministry of Information
Making Sailors: The Gun, from The Great War: Britain's Ideals and Efforts
INV-9620
Frank Brangwyn (English, 1867-1956)
Published by the British Ministry of Information1917
Making Sailors: The Gun, from The Great War: Britain's Ideals and Efforts
Frank Brangwyn (English, 1867-1956) Published by the British Ministry of Information →lithographprint
Date
1917
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 46.5 × 36.5 cm (18 5/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Sheet: 52.7 × 39.1 cm (20 3/4 × 15 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Jenkins
The vantage point of this print invites the viewer to identify with a group of British sailors as they duck behind the gunner on a destroyer battleship. Brangwyn, along with 17 other British artists, created a series of lithographic prints issued by the Ministry of Information. The Great War: Britain’s Ideals and Efforts sought to patriotically remind the people of Great Britain of the material production necessary for the war effort. Brangwyn documented a young man’s passage into the navy, utilizing a first-person point of view in this image.
Also notable
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Making Sailors: Duff, plate 20 from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Frank Brangwyn (English, 1867-1956) Published by the British Ministry of Information
Making Sailors: The Look-Out, plate 23 from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Frank Brangwyn (English, 1867-1956) Published by the British Ministry of Information
Making Sailors: Youthful Ambition, plate 19 from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Frank Brangwyn (English, 1867-1956) Published by the British Ministry of Information
