Description
Object description
image: A crowded landing pier in a busy harbour, where cargo is being lifted from boats and people are disembarking. In
the background the sea is packed with sailing vessels.
The title for this artwork was assigned by the artist in 1941-2. We have preserved the original language to maintain the historical record accurately. That means we do not alter original records, including language contained within collections, published titles, and official names. IWM’s ownership of, or publication of details about an item does not mean we endorse any statements or opinions contained in it.
The term “negro” was historically used by Europeans to describe Black people from Africa. It comes from the Latin niger, meaning black, which gave root to many words in European languages to describe the colour black and later Black people.
“Negro” came to be used to describe enslaved people and became associated with the racial sciences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The word is now regarded as derogatory.
Content description
The title for this artwork was assigned by the artist in 1941-2. We have preserved the original language to maintain the historical record accurately. That means we do not alter original records, including language contained within collections, published titles, and official names. IWM’s ownership of, or publication of details about an item does not mean we endorse any statements or opinions contained in it.
The term “negro” was historically used by Europeans to describe Black people from Africa. It comes from the Latin niger, meaning black, which gave root to many words in European languages to describe the colour black and later Black people.
“Negro” came to be used to describe enslaved people and became associated with the racial sciences of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The word is now regarded as derogatory.
Label
Gross began an eight-week voyage on board 'Highland Monarch' in late November 1941. The ship sailed from Avonmoth to
Suez via Sierra Leone, the Cape, the Indian Ocean and Aden. He finally made his base at Cairo in early 1942. On board the ship, Gross
completed his 'Convoy Series', depicting mess decks, parades, scenes of instruction and entertainment on board ship.
History note
War Artists Advisory Committee commission
Inscription
Anthony Gross 1941