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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.
Raider on the Moor by Paul Nash, lithograph
Fine Art, In Storage, FA00292
This lithograph was published by the National Gallery after an original watercolour by Paul Nash from his series ‘Raiders’, commissioned through the War Artists’ Advisory Committee (WAAC) in 1940
Going to be Decorated: Bomber Command by Alfred Reginald Thomson, oil on canvas
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1885
In this work, Bomber Command airmen in a hut celebrate news of their awards for distinguished service. After an evening of drinking, they have left behind an empty decanter and glasses, and have playfully climbed to the rafters of the building.
Statue of Winged Victory From a Photograph by Robert Thomas Griffin, graphite on paper
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05560
This drawing represents the Greek Hellenic sculpture, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, from Paris’ Louvre Museum, recovered from the Aegean Sea in 1863.
Mural Study (squared up) of the Camouflage Workshop, Ministry of Home Security Camouflage Establishment (VIII) by Anne Newland, graphite and watercolour on paper
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA01378
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.
Squadron Leader Wojciech Kolaczkowski DFC by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1691
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.
The Winged Life (book cover design) by John Minton, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00565
Minton designed this cover for a biography of the pioneering French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who disappeared in 1944 aboard a reconnaissance flight from Corsica.
Filter Room by Elva Blacker, watercolour on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA04235
This scene is contrived from numerous portrait studies of RAF personnel. They are represented busy at work in the Filter Room at RAF Biggin Hill, a station that played a key role in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Wing Commander Robert A C Carter DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1663
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.
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