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Civilian Drone Strike (Banksy)

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Civilian Drone Strike
ArtistBanksy
Year2017 (2017)
Preceded byThe Son of a Migrant from Syria
Followed byLove is in the Bin

Civilian Drone Strike is a 2017 artwork by Banksy. The work depicts three General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drones flying above a child's drawing of a bombed house with a child and pet looking on at the destruction. The piece was donated to the Art the Arms Fair gallery and was exhibited to coincide with the 2017 DSEI arms fair.[1][2] The work sold for £205,000.[3] Proceeds from the sale have been donated to Campaign Against Arms Trade and Reprieve.[4]

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  1. ^ "Art The Arms Fair – Against DSEI Arms Fair". www.artthearmsfair.org.
  2. ^ "Instagram post by Art The Arms Fair • Sep 11, 2017 at 6:12pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ Gayle, Damien (16 September 2017). "Banksy gives £205,000 to human rights and anti-arms trade groups". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ Shaw, Alex. "New Banksy work to be revealed at Art the Arms Fair". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.