Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Dazzle painting (print)

Brown, Sam J.M. (Artist)

An armed merchantman, in 'Dazzle' scheme, with a destroyer escort leading a convoy of merchant ships.

'An armed merchantman, in 'Dazzle' scheme, with a destroyer escort leading a convoy of merchant ships. 'Dazzle' camouflage was invented by the artist Norman Wilkinson, the idea being that patches of strong colour would distort the form of the vessel making it less likely to be spotted by enemy submarines.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1993.143/2

Creation/Production

Role: Artist
Period: 1910s

Acquisition

collected officially

Measurements

Length (mm): 295
Width (mm): 372

Techniques

Photomechanical

Material

Paper

Categories

Maritime 1910s
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