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Premonition by Walter Nessler, oil on wood
Fine Art, In Storage, FA05591
Walter Nessler painted ‘Premonition’, his most notable work, after fleeing Nazi Germany. He became preoccupied by the Nazi-Fascist bombing of the Basque Country during the Spanish Civil War, memorialised in Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ (1937).
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.
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 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.
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.
Driver on Duty at an Ambulance Station by Elsie Gledstanes, watercolour on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01551
This watercolour is one of many Elsie Gledstanes made as a volunteer for the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service during the Blitz. Later in life she gifted several works to the Imperial War Museum.
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.
Oxford Circus: Peter Robinson by Anthony Gross, watercolour and ink on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA00813
This drawing was made in September 1940, at the height of the London Blitz, when the Peter Robinson department store in Oxford Street suffered bomb damage.
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.
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