Take Off (1943) (Art.IWM ART LD 3834)
Summary
The interior of a Stirling bomber with a four man crew. Two pilots sit in the cockpit to the rear of the picture, the navigator with maps is to the centre and the flight engineer is in the foreground
Laura Knight (1877–1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for women artists.
Tags
Date
1943
Source
Royal collection of the United Kingdom
Copyright info
public domain
