Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by James McBey, 1883–1959, British
Title:: Zero - a 65 Pounder Opening Fire
Date:: 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 5/8 inches (24.4 × 37.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in pen, lower left: "XXIV"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Zero | a | 60 pounder | opening | fire"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "a69170 | 0SX"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:: © Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:: B1994.4.1264
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: artillery | soldiers | noise | military art | World War, 1914-1918 | world war | war
Currently On View:: Not on view
Exhibition History:: Doomed Youth The Poetry and the Pity of World War I (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-06-22 - 1999-09-26)
Gallery Label:: The gun is opening fire at 'zero' hour before dawn. Gallery label for Doomed Youth The Poetry and the Pity of World War I (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-06-22 - 1999-09-26)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23247