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St. John Ambulance Brigade at Work in a London Underground Station by Doris Zinkeisen, watercolour and gouache on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01160
This work represents one of the many first-aid posts established in London Underground shelters during the Second World War. It shows Civil Defence workers’ combined duties of medical and Air Raid Precautions support.
View of the Blitz by Mary Viola Paterson, etching
Fine Art, In Storage, FA03406
This etching is an original impression, printed and signed by 'Viola Paterson'. Later impressions, or ‘re-strikes’, were posthumously printed in 1983 by Yvonne Drewry in a folio edition of 150.
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.
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.
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 – 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.
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.
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.
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).
Soho Palace Theatre by Olga Lehmann, ink on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X006-0132
This ink drawing is one of several by Olga Lehmann in the collection that document scenes of shelter and bomb damage during the London Blitz (1940–1941).
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