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Winifred Knights (1899-1947):
Leaving the Munitions Works, 1919
Framed (ref: 6082)
Signed and dated
Watercolour
27 x 32cm
See all works by Winifred Knights watercolour war women 1.Master Drawings 49 pictures Knights at Dulwich No Mans Land Rediscovering Women Artist
Provenance: Allan Gwynne Jones.
Exhibited: Journeys with The Waste Land, Turner Contemporary,
Margate, 3 February-7 May 2018
When peace was declared the majority of munitions had to be decommissioned. In this picture although the work force is predominantly female the return of the male population is evident.