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The Seven Cranes
Bone, Sir W. Muirhead, 1917, Publisher's print
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Title
The Seven Cranes
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Accompanying text reads:
"The wonders of modern shipbuilding, at its highest perfection, are to be seen in the fine scene here drawn. On the right a great ship is under construction. From all directions round it the cranes are swinging its plates to their destined places. The whole place presents a rousing spectacle of vast mechanical forces directed by human skill to the achievement of a multitude of difficult and delicate feats unified by one great purpose. It is like the Empire in this war."
Artist / maker
Bone, Sir W. Muirhead
Date
1917
Size
22.0 x 15.0 cm
Type
Publisher's print
Location
Art and Design Library
Copyright
Crown Copyright
You can find more information on
British shipbuilding
during World War I on the website Naval-History.net.
Muirhead Bone was Britain's first official war artist and also a driving force behind the foundation of the Imperial War Museum. Find out more about the history and collections of the museum from the
Imperial War Museum
website.
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Muirhead Bone and World War One
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