Why it matters
Ruby Loftus, aged 21, bends over a lathe to cut the screw of a breech-ring for a Bofors anti-aircraft gun. The War Artists' Advisory Committee commissioned it during the Second World War, partly to encourage more women to work in factories.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1943.
- It is one of the largest pictures the committee commissioned.
- Only one man is visible, in the background.
Based on the Wikipedia article Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech-ring (CC BY-SA 4.0).
