| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91711 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Image: 46.5 x 35.9 cm; Overall: 51.1 x 36 cm (sheet) |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | lithograph on wove paper |
| Maker |
Bone, Muirhead Ministry of Information |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Building ships: a ship-yard
Description
A ship-yard with giant cranes under construction and men at work. A large ship is being built behind the scaffolding (on the right of the image). "On the right a large ship is being built. In these great yards there is a constant change and improvement in the means for handling material, and two new cranes can be seen, partly built, in the centre of this drawing" ('Western Front' II, X, 96). The six 'Building Ships' lithographs are based on bone's drawings in the clyde yards. These are reproduced in 'The Western Front: Drawings by Muirhead Bone' II,X. This work is no 31 in the series of 66 lithographs 'The Great War: Britain's efforts and ideals' published by the British Ministry of Information, London, 1917.