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The London Blitz – Whitechapel Bomb Victim by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9649
This is one of many works by Claude Rowberry that show the human cost of air raids. He visited bomb sites with his sketchbook and painted this graphic scene after first-hand observation.
The Five Pound Piano - Firemen at Bethnal Green Fire Station, London Blitz by Enid Dreyfus, writing ink on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA02107
Enid Dreyfus (née Abrahams - her name at the time of making this work) joined the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) in 1939, working as a driver in Hampstead and later Bethnal Green. She sometimes sketched during her shifts. This drawing shows firemen on their break attempting to repair a piano for entertainment.
Firewomen Resting, London Blitz by Enid Dreyfus, writing ink on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA02106
This sketch depicts firewomen in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) resting at their quarters, unable to return home due to air raids. Their duties included transportation, administration and operating switchboards.
Destruction at Holborn Viaduct - City Temple and St. Andrew's, Holborn by Gladys Baker, oil on canvas board
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9642
This ruin scene by the landscape painter Gladys Baker represents bomb damage to City Temple and St Andrew Holborn church during the London Blitz of 1941.
The London Blitz – Ruined Buildings by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9662
This is one of a number of works made by Claude Rowberry in which he represented the devastation caused by enemy bombing raids. Rowberry visited bomb sites with his sketchbook, drawing from first-hand encounters. Although he made many drawings during the London Blitz, he depicted this ruin scene after the war.
St Paul's Cathedral by Eve Kirk, oil on canvas
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01535
This is one of several paintings Eve Kirk made of London’s wartime ruins and of St Paul’s Cathedral when, during the Blitz, she worked as an Air Raid Precautions warden while continuing to practise as a painter. She probably made this painting in 1941 in the aftermath of the 'Second Great Fire of London', when from 29-30 December 1940 the Cathedral and its environs were struck by 28 incendiary bombs.
The London Blitz – Interior of an Air Raid Shelter by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9647
This drawing represents a large group of people in a communal shelter, taking refuge during an air raid. It is one of many subjects depicted by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.
Air Raid Damage Opposite Selfridges by Olga Lehmann, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA02105
This illustration is one of several by Olga Lehmann in the Museum’s collection that document Civil Defence activities during the London Blitz (1940–1941).
The London Blitz – Searching the Rubble by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9644
This watercolour represents Air Raid Precautions wardens conducting searches for survivors in bombed buildings after an enemy attack. It is one of many made by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.
The London Blitz – Interior of a Ruined House by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9645
This gouache painting represents a deceased figure amid the rubble of a bombed house, a scene from the London Blitz witnessed and recorded by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry.
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