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Rear Gun Turret and Tail of a Wellington Bomber by Eric Kennington, pastel and chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1764

This is one of many pastel drawings Eric Kennington made for his full-time commission as the Air Ministry’s Official War Artist from 1940–1942.

Eric Kennington pastel drawing of a rear gun turret and tail of a Wellington bomber, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Rescue Workers by Olga Lehmann, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01543

This illustration by Olga Lehmann shows the aftermath of an air raid in a London neighbourhood. The widespread devastation of the Blitz directly affected Lehmann, whose home and studio in Hampstead was struck and destroyed by a bomb in October 1940.

Rescue Workers by Olga Lehmann, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Studies of Contrails by Rudolf Sauter, watercolour and chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00172

These four studies of aircraft contrails come from a body of drawings of the subject which Rudolf Sauter made in October 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Later, he also depicted iridescent watercolours of Fighter Command aircraft flying at dawn.

Rudolf Sauter chalk drawing of fighter aircraft contrails during the Battle of Britain, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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.

Squadron Leader Reginald Sawrey-Cookson DFC, DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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.

Elva Blacker watercolour of an RAF communications room, © Estate of Elva Blacker, 2020 / RAF Museum

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

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

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

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

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