British Empire Panels
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The British Empire Panels are a series of large-scale decorative murals by artist Frank Brangwyn, originally commissioned to celebrate the British Empire and noted for their vivid, densely populated scenes of imperial industry and life.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decorative panels
ⓘ
series of murals ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artist | Frank Brangwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Frank Brangwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial life ⓘ imperial industry ⓘ |
| genre | mural painting ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual mural panels by Frank Brangwyn ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late British Empire period ⓘ |
| inception | 1920s ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | public viewers in imperial Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual art) ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | British art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
densely populated compositions
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large scale ⓘ vivid color ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | multiple large panels ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedBy | British authorities ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedFor | decoration celebrating the British Empire ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agriculture
ⓘ
labor ⓘ maritime activity ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| use | architectural decoration ⓘ |
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