Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech-ring
1943 painting by Laura Knight / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech-ring is a 1943 painting by the British artist Laura Knight depicting a young woman, Ruby Loftus, working at an industrial lathe cutting the screw of a breech-ring for a Bofors anti-aircraft gun. The painting was commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee as part of the British war effort in the Second World War.
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Artist | Laura Knight |
Year | 1943 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 86 cm × 100 cm (34 in × 40 in)[1] |
Location | The Imperial War Museum Collection |
Loftus was a 21-year-old woman who had quickly become an expert in the production of breech-rings—in seven months, rather than the several years it normally took. The painting was commissioned to promote women's work in factories; women dominate the picture, and only one man is visible, in the background. When unveiled at the 1943 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the painting was extremely popular, and was voted the picture of the exhibition. The image was reproduced in a large-scale poster version by the WAAC for display in factories across the country.