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"The Gas Mask" The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Printmaker:
Kennington, Eric Henri
Publisher:
Ministry of Information
Draughtsman:
Kennington, Eric Henri
(After)
A scene in a British trench; a soldier in the foreground stands in shadow preparing to put on the gas mask which he holds in his hands. Other soldiers standing in the trench behind him are either already wearing masks or are helping others to put them on.
History note: From the printed Annual Report, 1919: 'A collection of sixty-six large lithographic prints by Muirhead Bone, Eric Kennington, George Clausen, R.A., Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A., C.R.W. Nevinson, William Rothenstein, Charles Pears, Claude Shepperson, A.S. Hartrick, and other artists, illustrating The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals, have been received from the Ministry of Information, under whose auspices these splendid lithographs were made.'
Given by the Ministry of Information, 1919
Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by Ministry of Information
20th Century
Production date:
AD 1917
Monochrome print, in black ink only. Signed at lower left: 'E KENNINGTON'. Blindstamp of Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (George V) as used by HM Government at lower right. The paper is watermarked: 'HOLBEIN'.
Accession number: P.14926-R(14)
Primary reference Number: 239829
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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