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Prinz Eugen
Bequeathed by David Brown in memory of Mrs Liza Brown 2003
dedication
Gomringer, Eugen
history
inscriptions
military: World War II
named individuals
people
ship, warship, ‘Prinz Eugen’
society
symbols and personifications
title of work
transport: water
World War II - non-specific
<p>The <i>Prinz Eugen</i> was a German battleship, the only heavy cruiser in the fleet to survive the Second World War intact. Its most significant engagement took place in May 1941, in the north Atlantic near Iceland, when <i>Prinz Eugen</i> and <i>Bismarck</i> sank the British battle-cruiser <i>Hood</i>. In a typical piece of wordplay, Finlay connects the battleship to another Eugen: the Swiss poet Eugen Gomringer, who is one of the founding figures of concrete poetry.</p><p><em>Gallery label, April 2005</em></p>
paper print screenprint
Prinz Eugen
image: 330 × 455 mm
Bequeathed by David Brown in memory of Mrs Liza Brown 2003
<p>The <i>Prinz Eugen</i> was a German battleship, the only heavy cruiser in the fleet to survive the Second World War intact. Its most significant engagement took place in May 1941, in the north Atlantic near Iceland, when <i>Prinz Eugen</i> and <i>Bismarck</i> sank the British battle-cruiser <i>Hood</i>. In a typical piece of wordplay, Finlay connects the battleship to another Eugen: the Swiss poet Eugen Gomringer, who is one of the founding figures of concrete poetry.</p>

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dedication Gomringer, Eugen history inscriptions military: World War II named individuals people ship, warship, ‘Prinz Eugen’ society symbols and personifications title of work transport: water World War II - non-specific