Manchester Art Gallery

Gas Practice in a Hangar

Keith Henderson, 1883 - 1982


Gas Practice in a Hangar

Keith Henderson 1883 - 1982

Summary

Scene inside aircraft hangar depicting two soldiers in gas masks during gas practice, pulling a scarlet painted barrow. Various fragments of aeroplanes are propped against the cupboards beneath the arches, and are also scattered littering the floor. A gas cylinder and silver standing lamp are also on the floor. There are high white walls and a strutted, wooden sloping ceiling.


Object Name

Gas Practice in a Hangar

Creators Name

Keith Henderson

Dimensions

unframed: 101.4cm x 152.3cm
framed: 117.4cm x 168.3cm

accession number

1947.391

Collection Group

fine art
British
painting

Place of creation

England

Support

canvas

Medium

oil paint

Credit

Gift of H.M. Government War Artists' Advisory Committee.


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