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View of the Blitz by Mary Viola Paterson, etching
Fine Art, In Storage, FA03406
This etching is an original impression, printed and signed by 'Viola Paterson'. Later impressions, or ‘re-strikes’, were posthumously printed in 1983 by Yvonne Drewry in a folio edition of 150.
The Five Pound Piano - Firemen at Bethnal Green Fire Station, London Blitz by Enid Dreyfus, writing ink on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, FA02107
Enid Dreyfus (née Abrahams - her name at the time of making this work) joined the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) in 1939, working as a driver in Hampstead and later Bethnal Green. She sometimes sketched during her shifts. This drawing shows firemen on their break attempting to repair a piano for entertainment.
Sunderland Flying Boat in Hangar by John Nash, oil on canvas
Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1781
John Nash represented this Sunderland flying boat when he was commissioned through the War Artists' Advisory Committee to paint Admiralty subjects in the Second World War, as an Official War Artist.
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.
The London Blitz – Searching the Rubble by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9644
This watercolour represents Air Raid Precautions wardens conducting searches for survivors in bombed buildings after an enemy attack. It is one of many made by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.
Reverse Model for a Gold Medallion Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by Abram Games, plaster
Fine Art, In Storage, FA20004
Games’ commemorative medallion was cast in 22-carat gold and produced in three sizes to appeal to different collector markets.
Destruction at Holborn Viaduct - City Temple and St. Andrew's, Holborn by Gladys Baker, oil on canvas board
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9642
This ruin scene by the landscape painter Gladys Baker represents bomb damage to City Temple and St Andrew Holborn church during the London Blitz of 1941.
Moonlight Voyage: Hampden Flying Above the Clouds by Paul Nash, lithograph
Fine Art, In Storage, FA01315
This lithograph was published by the National Gallery and the Ministry of Information after an original watercolour by Paul Nash from his series ‘Aerial Creatures’, commissioned through the War Artists’ Advisory Committee (WAAC) for the Air Ministry in 1940.
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.
The London Blitz – Interior of an Air Raid Shelter by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9647
This drawing represents a large group of people in a communal shelter, taking refuge during an air raid. It is one of many subjects depicted by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.
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