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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.
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.
Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Allard
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1989/0210/D
‘Sammy’ Allard was an exceptional and highly popular pilot who destroyed at least ten German aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
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.
Communications Room by Elva Blacker, watercolour on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA04234
This watercolour shows personnel at work in the Communications Room at RAF Biggin Hill, a station that played a key role in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Pegu Airstrip: Afternoon Storm by Thomas Hennell, graphite and watercolour on paper
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1859
After Eric Ravilious’ death, Hennell, an esteemed watercolourist, replaced him in an Official War Artist's Admiralty assignment to Iceland. Then from May 1945 he undertook a six-month commission with the Air Ministry in India and Burma (now Myanmar), sending watercolours to London ‘via the hand of a squadron leader’.
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).
Veteran Mechanic by Robert Austin, charcoal and pastel on paper
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1903
From the Air Ministry allocation of works from the War Artists' Advisory Committee, 1947. Original accession number: LD607. On loan from the RAF Air Historical Branch (MOD).
A Group of Polish Pilots by Patrick Procktor, oil on canvas
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05630
In 1964 Patrick Procktor was one of the 'New Generation' of exciting young artists, celebrated in the Whitechapel Art Gallery’s exhibition of that title. The exhibition also championed the work of his friend David Hockney, and Bridget Riley and Patrick Caulfield, among others. Although he was respected in the 1960s art scene, he did not follow dominant artworld trends, choosing conventional genres including portraiture and travel landscapes. Prockor, who was gay, mostly painted men.
Bath, Most Honourable Order of the, Knight Grand Cross, Military, Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 71/D/1158
The Order of the Bath has its origins in the 14th century but was revived by King George I in 1725. The Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade.
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