Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by James McBey, 1883–1959, British
Title:: Torpedoed Sussex
Date:: 1916
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 16 3/4 inches (23.2 × 42.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "VI"; lower right: "The torpedoed Sussex beached at Boulogne"; lower right: "A15584"
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:: B1994.4.381
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: sun | ferry | beach | military art | war | World War, 1914-1918 | world 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:: A German submarine torpedoed the passenger ferry Sussex without warning as it crossed the English channel on 24 March 1916, a week before the second unrestricted campaign against British shipping was to begin. Fifty civilians were killed, including a number of U. S. citizens. It prompted an ultimatum from President Wilson, demanding an immediate halt to unrestricted attacks. Germany complied, ordering all U-boats in British waters to spare passenger ships. 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:23520