"The Furnace"

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The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Guns. The Furnace. Clausen, George (British, 1852-1944). Ministry of Information. The whiteness of an unprinted area at the centre of this print is used to startling effect to represent the bright light of the fiery furnace and the sparks issuing from it like fireworks. A worker in the right foreground is cast in silhouette, dwarfed by the size and power of the operation. Contained along with 6 lithographs inside a large portfolio (approx. 20"x27") of brown paper. A sheet with a central, red-printed rectangular box containing the stamp of the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (George V) as used by HM Government followed by the title, 'THE GREAT WAR: / BRITAIN'S EFFORTS / AND IDEALS / shown in a series of lithographic prints' / "MAKING GUNS" / Six subjects by / GEORGE CLAUSEN ... / 25. "Where the Guns are made" ... 30. "Lifting an Inner Tube". The capital 'A' printed at lower left is the insignia of the printers of the series, The Avenue Press. This is also seen on the label affixed to the mounts. The central box of the title page is pasted onto the front flap of the portfolio. Lithography, 1917.
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