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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

Whitley Bomber: Dawn Return by C.R.W. Nevinson, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00779

Christopher Nevinson’s painting represents a Whitley bomber coming in to land, returning from a night raid over Germany during the Battle of Britain.

CRW Nevinson oil painting of Whitley bombers returning at dawn after a night raid, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Three Aircraft by C.R.W. Nevinson, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00982

This painting represents three Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft flying in formation in a cloudy sky over the British landscape during the Battle of Britain.

CRW Nevinson oil painting of Hurricane aircraft flying in formation over a landscape view, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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

Sergeant Matthew Cameron, No. 66 Squadron by Cuthbert Orde, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA03300

This portrait is one of many that the Air Ministry commissioned from Cuthbert Orde, independently of the War Artists' Advisory Committee, to promote the contributions of Fighter Command pilots during the Battle of Britain.

Sergeant Matthew Cameron, No. 66 Squadron by Cuthbert Orde, charcoal on paper, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Wellington Bomber Drawn on the Day Hitler Invaded Belgium by Paul Nash, watercolour on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1761

This watercolour is part of ‘Aerial Creatures’, the second exhibited series of work by Paul Nash on Air Ministry subjects commissioned through the War Artists’ Advisory Committee. The composition is based upon Nash's photograph of a partially covered Wellington bomber which he took when visiting an airfield (Tate Collection).

Wellington Bomber Drawn on the Day Hitler Invaded Belgium by Paul Nash, watercolour on paper, Crown copyright: expired / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

The Battle of Britain by Paul Nash, lithograph

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01314

This print published by the National Gallery was lithographically produced at the Curwen Press after Paul Nash's major oil painting, 'The Battle of Britain' (1941, Imperial War Museums). This was one of four ambitious, large-scale war pictures Nash painted for the Ministry of Information (MOI) as an Official War Artist.

The Battle of Britain by Paul Nash, lithograph, 1941, published by the National Gallery, Crown copyright: expired.

Plane Graveyard by John Armstrong, tempera on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00005

In the Second World War, painter John Armstrong was commissioned to represent scenes of ‘Debris and Demolition’. Besides painting bombed houses, from 1941–1942 he turned to depicting crashed German aircraft.

John Armstrong tempera painting of an aircraft dump, © The Estate of John Armstrong. All Rights Reserved 2020 / Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum

Direct Hit by Adrian Hill, ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01538

This Blitz scene is one of several drawings Adrian Hill made of Second World War subjects, and it might have formed part of a sequence of his ink drawings in the RAF Museum collection.

Adrian Hill ink drawing of a blitzed architectural scene as seen from above, RAF Museum

Poland Invincible: the Polish Emblem by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1891

This pastel drawing depicts the Polish flag attacking a Luftwaffe plane. The eagle emblem on the flag symbolises the collective contributions of the many Polish airmen who served with the RAF.

Eric Kennington pastel of the Polish flag symbolically attacking a Luftwaffe aircraft, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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