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Study: In for Repairs by Dame Laura Knight, graphite and watercolour on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01174
This watercolour study by Dame Laura Knight is a preparatory drawing for the painting 'In for Repairs' (1942, Harris Museum and Library) that shows Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) operators repairing a damaged barrage balloon at RAF Wythall in Birmingham.
Lacing the Valise of a New Balloon by Robert Austin, charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1877
In this drawing, Robert Austin illustrates women placing a new barrage balloon into a bag for safe storage. It is one of several large-scale exhibition drawings he was commissioned to produce for the War Artists' Advisory Committee (WAAC). with RAF Balloon Command.
Study: A Balloon Site, Coventry (III) by Dame Laura Knight, graphite on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01175
Dame Laura Knight’s study is part of a body of expressive drawings that explored the barrage balloon. She made these in preparation for a painting commissioned by the War Office to promote the recruitment of female operators for RAF Balloon Command - 'A Balloon Site: Coventry' (1942, Imperial War Museums).
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.
Study: A Balloon Site, Coventry (VIII) by Dame Laura Knight, graphite and watercolour on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01169
This compositional study is one of several preparatory drawings by Dame Laura Knight for a painting commissioned by the War Office to encourage recruitment of women to RAF Balloon Command - 'A Balloon Site: Coventry' (1942, Imperial War Museums).
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