Yale Center for British Art
Creator:
Print made by James McBey, 1883–1959, British
Title:
Torpedoed Sussex
Date:
1916
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Image: 8 1/8 x 15 1/16in. (20.7 x 38.3cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1994.4.381
Gallery Label:
A German submarine torpedoed the passenger ferry Sussex without warning as it crossed the English channel on 24 March 1916, a week before the second unrestricted campaign against British shipping was to begin. Fifty civilians were killed, including a number of U. S. citizens. It prompted an ultimatum from President Wilson, demanding an immediate halt to unrestricted attacks. Germany complied, ordering all U-boats in British waters to spare passenger ships. Gallery label for Doomed Youth The Poetry and the Pity of World War I (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-06-22 - 1999-09-26)