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Dazzle painting (print)
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
Brown, Sam J.M.
Date: 1910s
Acquisition
Collected officially
Measurements
Length
(mm): 295
Width
(mm): 372
Techniques
photomechanical
Material
paper
Location
In store
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