Acetylene Welder
Print
1917 (printed and published)
1917 (printed and published)
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C. R. W. Nevinson was an official war artist when he made this print in 1917. He shows the women intent on their war work. They look like identical robots. They have tied up their hair to keep it out of the machinery and wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sparks. A leaflet issued by the Ministry of Labour said: 'The average woman takes to welding as readily as she takes to knitting once she has overcome any initial nervousness due to sparks'.
Nevinson painted landscapes and urban and industrial subjects. He was also an accomplished printmaker. Around 1912 and 1913 he studied in Paris and absorbed the influences of the new developments in European art, especially Cubism and Futurism. He produced this series of prints as one of the conditions for his appointment as an official war artist. He also made paintings of several of the subjects he depicted in this series.
Nevinson painted landscapes and urban and industrial subjects. He was also an accomplished printmaker. Around 1912 and 1913 he studied in Paris and absorbed the influences of the new developments in European art, especially Cubism and Futurism. He produced this series of prints as one of the conditions for his appointment as an official war artist. He also made paintings of several of the subjects he depicted in this series.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, with scratched highlights |
| Brief description | C.R.W. Nevinson: Acetylene Welders from the set 'Building Aircraft', 1917 |
| Physical description | Lithographic print, with scratched highlights |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [the stamp of the Ministry of Information] (Stamp; impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by the Imperial War Museum |
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| Summary | C. R. W. Nevinson was an official war artist when he made this print in 1917. He shows the women intent on their war work. They look like identical robots. They have tied up their hair to keep it out of the machinery and wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sparks. A leaflet issued by the Ministry of Labour said: 'The average woman takes to welding as readily as she takes to knitting once she has overcome any initial nervousness due to sparks'. Nevinson painted landscapes and urban and industrial subjects. He was also an accomplished printmaker. Around 1912 and 1913 he studied in Paris and absorbed the influences of the new developments in European art, especially Cubism and Futurism. He produced this series of prints as one of the conditions for his appointment as an official war artist. He also made paintings of several of the subjects he depicted in this series. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1919 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.258-1919 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2003 |
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