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Description: | image: a British Royal Flying Corps biplane swoops down towards a German Taube aircraft. The British fighter is surrounded
by an area of sunlight, diagonal beams of light creating a spectacular effect on the broken cloud in the sky.
In 1917 the Ministry of Information commissioned nine artists to produce six lithographs each on different aspects of
the war effort. This is an example of one of the 'Efforts'. A further twelve artists were commissioned to produce a single image
representing the 'Ideals' for which the war was fought.
All the lithographs were produced in editions of 200 and the subscription price for a complete set was 100 guineas. The prospectus
published on January 1, 1919 described the series as 'a first attempt by a number of British artists, working in unison, to put on record
some aspects of the activities called forth by the Great War, and Ideals by which those activities were inspired.' The prints were
published by the Fine Art Society and produced under the direction of Ernest Jackson, himself a contributor to the 'Ideals' series.
The aeroplane is possibly an Avro 504 or a SE5a Scout used at the Front from April 1917. The Taube was Germany's successful fighter-bomber
which had a bird-like profile.
Department of Information commission
from 'Britain's Efforts and Ideals'; Making Aircraft
Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 01/3(4-15) Royal Air Force Action Western Front 1914-1918 Royal Flying Corps Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force 1912-1918 Imperial German Army Air Service aerial view Western Front First World War German Air Force 1914-1918 Aircraft Accidents | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Nevinson, C R W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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