Five Women Work on a Churchill Tank in a Workshop by Ethel Léontine Gabain

Five Women Work on a Churchill Tank in a Workshop 1941

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drawing, print, graphite

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portrait

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pencil drawn

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drawing

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print

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pencil sketch

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charcoal drawing

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pencil drawing

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graphite

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genre-painting

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graphite

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realism

Copyright: Public domain

Ethel Léontine Gabain created this lithograph, depicting five women working on a Churchill tank, capturing a scene of wartime labor. The tank, a symbol of military might and technological advancement, becomes an altar of sorts, around which these women gather. The scene is a reinterpretation of age-old images of labor, such as those found in medieval workshops, where the act of creation was imbued with sacred significance. Consider the motif of labor—the act of women diligently working on machinery. This echoes images of classical goddesses engaged in crafting and weaving, or even scenes of the Virgin Mary depicted working. These motifs, deeply rooted in our collective memory, evolve and resurface in unexpected ways, carrying with them the emotional weight of their origins. The emotional impact of the tank cannot be denied; the image engages us on a primal level, evoking feelings of anxiety, strength, and resilience, revealing how cultural memory shapes our perception.

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