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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.

The London Blitz u2013 Ruined Buildings by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper, 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

Will Man Outgrow the Earth? (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, lithograph

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05372

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

Bunk! Eduardo Paolozzi., Consult Collection Curator before use.

ARP Warden by Sydney Kendrick, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00509

This portrait of a male Air Raid Precautions warden is an untypical subject of the painter Sydney Kendrick, better known for his portraits of society figures than for representing ordinary people in everyday situations.

ARP Warden by Sydney Kendrick, oil on canvas, 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 | The artist's estate / RAF Museum

The Bastard Word Studies by Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press, graphite on Fabriano paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, X008-7568

Fiona Banner's art explores the relationship between language and conflict. Her suite of drawings, The Bastard Word Studies, signifies how the failure of language fuels war.

The Bastard Word Studies by Fiona Banner, graphite on paper, 2006-7., Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press / RAF Museum

Hier sehen Euch feindliche Flieger! Hier düfen Fahrzeuge night halten by Fr. Dohl, poster: lithograph on paper

Fine Art, London, Hangar Two, FA10178

Translation: Here hostile Airmen see You! Vehicles are not allowed to stop here at night.

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Study for 'Take Off': Flight Engineer by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01202

Knight made this charcoal study of Flight Sergeant Alexander Quadling for her painting 'Take Off' (1943, Imperial War Museums), which represents a Stirling bomber crew preparing for flight.

Study for 'Take Off': Flight Engineer by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper, 1943. Loosely sketched charcoal drawing of Alexander Quadling, Flight Engineer, crouching inside the Stirling bomber cockpit., RAF Museum

Merry Christmas with T-1 Space Suits (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, lithograph

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05398

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

Eduardo Paolozzi print from 'Bunk' portfolio - American T-1 Space suit and children's Space suit, Consult Collection Curator before use. / Trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, licensed by DACS.

Entering the Ballonet by Robert Austin, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1874

This drawing of women testing a balloon for leakage is one of several large-scale exhibition drawings by Robert Austin, commissioned through the War Artists’ Advisory Committee with RAF Balloon Command.

Robert Austin drawing of WAAFs in Balloon Command with a barrage balloon, one of whom enters the ballonet, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Sir Frederick Sykes by Sir William Orpen, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Hangar Two, X005-5017

An early supporter of air power, Sir Frederick Sykes KCB CMG CBO DSO was Chief of the Air Staff when the First World War ended in November 1918. Immediately afterwards he advocated for the RAF to remain an independent service.

Sir Frederick Sykes seated at a wooden chair by a window in RAF uniform with a curtain behind him, RAF Museum

Steel Ladle by Graham Sutherland, gouache, ink, graphite and collaged paper on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X008-9485

Graham Sutherland was employed as a full-time Official War Artist, placed with the Ministry of Home Security to depict scenes of bomb damage, and then with the Ministry of Supply, to represent industrial production.

Molten steel being poured into a ladle from a furnace., The artist's estate / RAF Museum.