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Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring
Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring is a 1943 painting by the British painter Laura Knight depicting a young woman, Ruby Loftus (1921–2004), working at an industrial lathe as part of the British war effort in World War II. The painting was commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee (WAAC), and is now part of the Imperial War Museum's art collection. The painting brought instant fame to Loftus, and has been likened to the American figure of "Rosie the Riveter
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- Women in the workforce
- Women's roles in the World Wars
- Bomb Girls
External links.
- "Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring" at the Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring" on Google Art Project. Retrieved 7 February 2014.