Sunday, 14 February 2010

Norman Wilkinson







































It was the British artist and naval officer Norman Wilkinson who to elude detection by German U-Boats, decided to paint hulls of his naval fleet with geometric patterns and shapes to confuse the Germans on where the ships were headed. As TwistedSifter states - "Then their torpedoes will be shot in vain because they thought you zigged when you really zagged."
Unfortunately today only black-and-white photos exist. Here's some of our favorites:

http://www.woostercollective.com/index.php?page=2

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