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Reverse Model for a Gold Medallion Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by Abram Games, plaster

Fine Art, In Storage, FA20004

Games’ commemorative medallion was cast in 22-carat gold and produced in three sizes to appeal to different collector markets.

Reverse Model for a Gold Medallion Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by Abram Games, plaster, © Estate of Abram Games / RAF Museum

Royal Observer Corps, Rottingdean by Roland Vivian Pitchforth, watercolour on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1900

As an Official War Artist, Roland Vivian Pitchforth undertook many commissions through the War Artists' Advisory Committee during the Second World War. This watercolour shows a Royal Observer Corps observation post. It was commissioned by the Admiralty as part of a series representing naval vessels and subjects related to maritime warfare around the British coastline.

Roland Vivian Pitchforth watercolour of Royal Observer Corps observers at an observation post in Rottingdean, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Studies of Contrails by Rudolf Sauter, watercolour and chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00172

These four studies of aircraft contrails come from a body of drawings of the subject which Rudolf Sauter made in October 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Later, he also depicted iridescent watercolours of Fighter Command aircraft flying at dawn.

Rudolf Sauter chalk drawing of fighter aircraft contrails during the Battle of Britain, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Poland Invincible: the Polish Emblem by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1891

This pastel drawing depicts the Polish flag attacking a Luftwaffe plane. The eagle emblem on the flag symbolises the collective contributions of the many Polish airmen who served with the RAF.

Eric Kennington pastel of the Polish flag symbolically attacking a Luftwaffe aircraft, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Flight Lieutenant John Colin Mungo-Park DFC by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1704

This pastel portrait is one of many made by Eric Kennington during his two-year full-time Official War Artist commission with the Air Ministry through the War Artists' Advisory Committee. A renowned portraitist, he was tasked with portraying high-ranking men in the RAF.

Eric Kennington pastel portrait of John Colin Mungo Park, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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).

Air Raid Damage Opposite Selfridges by Olga Lehmann, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Night Vigil by Anthony Gross, watercolour and ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00814

This scene represents a member of the Observer Corps keeping watch from a sandbag look-out post, while barrage balloons are positioned to divert enemy aircraft away from air raid targets.

Night Vigil by Anthony Gross, watercolour and ink on paper, © The Estate of Anthony Gross. All Rights Reserved 2020 / Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum

Winged Figure III by Elisabeth Frink, bronze

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA20039

From her student days of the 1950s, to the late 1960s, Frink sculpted various winged figures which resembled men and birds as hybrid creatures. These were influenced by her childhood experiences of the Second World War.

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Winged Figure: Icarus by John Armstrong, tempera on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00261

This is one of many abstract works on the Greek mythological theme of Icarus which British Surrealist John Armstrong made between 1939 and 1968, spanning the Second World War to the Cold War.

John Armstrong tempera painting of Icarus - an abstract work resembling a rod topped with a cratered orb, with two skeletal wings., The Estate of John Armstrong / Bridgeman Images. / RAF Museum

Squadron Leader Reginald Sawrey-Cookson DFC, DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1718

This pastel portrait is one of many made by Eric Kennington during his two-year full-time Official War Artist commission with the Air Ministry through the War Artists' Advisory Committee. A renowned portraitist, he was tasked with portraying high-ranking men in the RAF.

Squadron Leader Reginald Sawrey-Cookson DFC, DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum