Print of the Day!! Fri, Aug 2, 2024 is by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956): "Making Sailors: The Gun," lithograph, 1917, edition of 200.
Print of the Day!! Friday, August 2, 2024. is by British printmaker Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956). ?
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"Making Sailors: The Gun" (from "The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals") is a lithograph, done in 1917. The image measures 18-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches. This impression is pencil signed by the artist beneath the image and is pencil annotated on the verso "#12 'The Gun' - No 12/ Frank Brangwyn ARA British Government Official / Exhibition of Lithographs / Seligmann Galleries / New York Mar 1918". The portfolio was published by Wellington House, the propaganda department for the? British Government. It was printed by the artist and assistants at Avenue Press in London in an edition of 200 impressions on a sheet of antique-white wove Japanese paper that measures 20-3/4 - 15-1/4 inches. References for this image include Tate Gallery #P03014 and Art Institute of Chicago #1823.161. The gallery inventory number for this work is 23206.
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Published by Wellington House, the secret propaganda arm of the British Government, the portfolio The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals was created in an attempt to boost morale and inspire international support as World War I raged on. The 66 lithographs created by eighteen leading British artists were first exhibited at the Fine Art Society, London, in July of 1917.
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The portfolio was divided into sections beginning with "Ideals," the most patriotic of the works, using allegory and symbolism to present the achievements of wartime Britain in a positive light for the consideration of a war-weary populace. These were printed in full color. Following this were nine sections on the theme of "Efforts" by nine of the artists, including "Making Soldiers" (Eric Kennington), "Making Sailors" (Frank Brangwyn), "Making Guns" (George Clausen), "Building Ships" (Muirhead Bone), "Building Aircraft" (Christopher Nevinson), "Work on the Land" (William Rothenstein), "Tending the Wounded" (Claude Shepperson), "Women's Work" (A.S. Hartrick), and "Transport by Sea" (Charles Pears).
As this was commissioned by the British government, the artists' works went through a censorship process, and anything that appeared less than patriotic did not pass muster. This image, "The Gun," was the second image of six that Brangwyn executed for his section of the portfolio. It is the only piece within his section that hints at the struggles of the sailors aboard battleships.
The contributing artists were paid well, each receiving ￡210 (about ￡10,000 today) with the possibility of further royalties from sales. The prints were a limited edition of two hundred. The 'Efforts' were sold for ￡2 2s 0d (￡100) each and the 'Ideals' for ￡10 10s 0d (￡500).
The Welsh National Collections Centre commented about this series: "Brangwyn's subject reflects his interest in the sea. In many of his prints he has exploited the particular quality of lithography that enables artists to create prints similar to sketches and drawings. Brangwyn was deeply affected by the destruction and loss of life in the war, particularly in Belgium, where he had been born. He was never appointed an official war artist, but produced many further lithographs to support various charities."
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