Shelters in a tenement lane Accession Number: ART29188

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This etching depicts people rushing from their flats to shelters during the major bombing raids on Glasgow on 13-14 March 1941. Smoke rises in the background and search lights fill the sky looking for enemy aircraft.

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Accession Number
ART29188
Artist
Ian Fleming
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: etching on paper
Measurement
Overall: 37.9 cm x 27.8 cm
Medium
etching on paper
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1987
Copyright
External copyright

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