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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.

Eve Kirk oil painting of blitzed ruins around St Paul's Cathedral, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Assembling Parts (from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals - Building Aircraft) by C.R.W. Nevinson, lithograph

Fine Art, In Storage, FA04045

Nevinson made this print in 1917 as part of an ambitious multi-artist lithographic project known as 'The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals' - a propagandist publishing scheme commissioned by the government’s Department of Information. For the 'Efforts' side of the series, nine artists each made six prints on assigned themes. Nevinson's theme was Building Aircraft, while others included Making Soldiers, Making Sailors (curiously there was no ‘Making Airmen’), Making Guns, and Building Ships. The aim of the series was to persuade people to contribute to the war effort, as serving personnel in the Armed Forces, factory workers or fabricators.

Assembling Parts by C.R.W. Nevinson, lithograph, 1917. Black and white, semi-abstract image of male and female factory workers in overalls assembling a First World War biplane., RAF Museum

Bristol Aeroplane Company, Corsham by Olga Lehmann, oil on canvas

Fine Art, FA01375

A versatile painter, illustrator and designer, Olga Lehmann was one of few wartime artists who received steady commissions outside of the Official War Artists’ scheme.

Bristol Aeroplane Company, Corsham by Olga Lehmann, oil on canvas, 1943, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Studies for 'Take Off': Pilot (recto); Navigator's Map and Equipment (verso) by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01181

Knight made these charcoal studies for her painting 'Take Off' (1943, Imperial War Museums), which represents a Stirling bomber crew preparing for flight. Based at RAF Mildenhall with No. 15 Squadron, Knight, who did not accompany the crew in flight, posed the men as if they were about to embark on a raid over Germany.

Studies for 'Take Off': Pilot (recto); Navigator's Map and Equipment (verso) by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper, 1943. On the verso is a study of the flight navigator's map, pencils and navigation computer., The artist's estate, Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum

MGBs [Motor Gun Boats] by Sybil Andrews, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00998

This is one of seven paintings Andrews made about boat building, which she developed after the war from wartime sketches taken while working for the British Power Boat Company in Hythe, Southampton, which built high-speed launch craft for RAF air sea rescue missions.

Sybil Andrews oil painting of construction of motor gun boats at the British Power Boat Company, Hythe, Glenbow Museum and Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. / RAF Museum

In the Air (from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals - Building Aircraft) by C.R.W. Nevinson, lithograph

Fine Art, In Storage, FA04047

Nevinson made this print in 1917 as part of an ambitious multi-artist lithographic project known as 'The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals' - a propagandist publishing scheme commissioned by the government’s Department of Information. For the 'Efforts' side of the series, nine artists each made six prints on assigned themes. Nevinson's theme was Building Aircraft, while others included Making Soldiers, Making Sailors (curiously there was no ‘Making Airmen’), Making Guns, and Building Ships. The aim of the series was to persuade people to contribute to the war effort, as serving personnel in the Armed Forces, factory workers or fabricators.

In the Air by C.R.W. Nevinson, lithograph, 1917. Black and white semi-abstract image of a birdu2019s-eye view of patchwork fields and two pusher biplanes below., RAF Museum

The Test House by Terence Cuneo, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05567

Painted in June 1944.

The Test House by Terence Cuneo - painting of a wind-tunnel at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants, Consult Collection Curator before use. / RAF Museum

Producing Model Buildings in the Camouflage Workshop, Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment by Anne Newland, ink on paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA01384

During the Second World War mural painter Anne Newland worked for the Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment in the Midlands. Its aim was to conceal major British buildings from enemy sight, preventing their destruction from air raids.

Anne Newland ink drawing of artists and designers making building models in the Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment, Leamington Spa, Consult Collection Curator before use. / RAF Museum

Mural Study of the Camouflage Workshop, Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment (III) by Anne Newland, graphite and watercolour on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01376

During the Second World War mural painter Anne Newland worked for the Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment in the Midlands. Its aim was to conceal major British buildings from enemy sight, preventing their destruction from air raids.

Anne Newland watercolour study for a proposed mural of the camouflage workshop, Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment, Consult Collection Curator before use. / RAF Museum

Mural Study (squared up) of the Camouflage Workshop, Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment (VII) by Anne Newland, graphite and watercolour on paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA01377

During the Second World War mural painter Anne Newland worked for the Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment in the Midlands. Its aim was to conceal major British buildings from enemy sight, preventing their destruction from air raids.

Anne Newland watercolour study of the camouflage workshop, Ministry of Home Security, Leamington Spa, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum