Zero: A sixty-five pounder opening fire

Zero: A sixty-five pounder opening fire

Item Information

Title:
Zero: A sixty-five pounder opening fire
Title (alt.):
Zero: A 60-pounder opening fire
Description:
One of the guns near Jelil is opening fire at the "zero" hour before dawn in the surprise bombardment on the morning of September 19th, 1918. The gun is in the foreground to left, silhouetted against the flash of light. On the extreme left are two men, one of whom holds his hands to his ears.
Artist:
McBey, James, 1883-1959
Name on Item:
James McBey
Date:
1920
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Artillery (Weaponry)
Soldiers
World War, 1914-1918
Places:
Palestine (area)
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 21 x 31 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8418v49s
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title(s) from item or from accompanying material.
Hardie and Carter: H. 201
Additional information accompanying item: There is only one figure to the left of the gun.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hardie, Martin, and Charles Carter. "The etchings and drypoints of James McBey (1883-1959)." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Trial proof (1). The second figure on the edge of the plate to left is not yet inserted.
Identifier:
17_06_000302
W. 1999 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000189742