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The London Blitz – Interior of a Ruined House by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9645

This gouache painting represents a deceased figure amid the rubble of a bombed house, a scene from the London Blitz witnessed and recorded by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry.

Claude Rowberry gouache and charcoal drawing of a corpse entwined within a twisted bed in a blitzed home, - the bed posts are either side of the figure and other structural aspects frame the composition, 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 / Claude Rowberry

A London Transport Underground Station by Olga Lehmann, ink and gouache on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01544

In 1929 Lehmann was awarded a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art whose curriculum focused on studying the human figure. She made her career as a painter, muralist, illustrator and designer for magazines and of cards and wallpaper. Her broad repertoire ensured she received steady creative work during the war.

Olga Lehmann ink drawing of people sheltering during a London Blitz raid, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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.

Doris Zinkeisen watercolour of an underground shelter scene of a first aid post with St John Ambulance nurses, Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Spanish Refugee Family by Rachel Reckitt, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02109

This is a rare scene of refugees from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) who remained living in London during the Blitz. Reliant on charities, they were shockingly neglected and received no financial assistance from the Government or local authorities.

Rachel Reckitt painting of a Spanish refugee family sheltering and sleeping, © Golsoncott Trust / RAF Museum