AERE Harwell: Atomic Energy Worker in Protective Clothing

Made:
1950 in England
AERE Harwell: Atomic Energy Worker in Protective Clothing

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AERE Harwell: Atomic Energy Worker in Protective Clothing
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drawing. AERE Harwell: Atomic Energy Worker in Protective Clothing, by Laurence Scarfe, August 1950. Watercolour; 51x34.5cm [in mount 54x37cm]. Signed lower r, in ink. Title in ink, verso. Title in pencil, blc: Harwell Aug 1950. Depicts the operator wearing a pressurised suit for use where ingestion hazard exists. An air lead enters the perspex 'goldfish bowl' through a control valve. The helmet has earphones and microphone built in.

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Category:
Art
Object Number:
1952-3/6
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 510 x 345 mm
type:
watercolour and drawing
credit:
Laurence Scarfe