We have been busy bees working on the Putting Art On the Map project. We’ve been collecting lots of answers to questions about the brilliant artworks from the Imperial War Museums‘ First world war art collection. All of the works we have focused on have a thread compiled on our Historypin Storify channel. Keep an eye on this for more stories.
Below is a Storify of a brilliant painting by Anna Airy called A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory. Where was this factory and what are the shells they are making? Take a read to find out.
Even more Historypin Storify!
Here are the links to all the other works that we have been exploring since the project launched at the beginning of August. Click on the links and have a read.
7 August 2013 Paul Nash The Ypres Salient at night
9 August 2013 Stanley Spencer Travoys Arriving with Wounded at a Dressing-Station at Smol, Macedonia
12 August 2013 Henry Lamb, Irish Troops in the Judaean Hills Surprised By A Turkish Bombardment
16 August 2013 John Nash Over the Top
23 August 2013 Flora Lion Women’s Canteen at Phoenix Works, Bradford
27-30 August 2013 Anna Airy A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory
2-6 September 2013 Bernard Meninsky Victoria Station, District Railway
9-13 September 2013 Henry Tonks An Advanced Dressing Station in France