This curation showcases works in the exhibition: Art of the Second World War: Commemorating 80 years since the Battle of Britain.
The exhibition is at the Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library in Preston, and will be open to visitors as soon as current Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
Curated by Lindsey McCormick, Fine Art Curator, and Holly Nesbitt, Collections Assistant, the display focuses on Official War Artists, including 3 loans from the Imperial War Museums.
Paintings from the Imperial War Museum's rich collection will be on display during 2020-21 at the Harris, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth, The Collection in Lincoln and Touchstones Rochdale, thanks to the generous support of the Art Fund.
The Battle of Britain
An Aerial Battle by Francis Dodd
The War Artists' Advisory Committee
War Artists sticker
Local Stories From the People of Preston
Art of the Second World War Display
An Aerial Battle 1940
Francis Dodd (1874–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 55.8 x W 45.7 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
In for Repairs 1942
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 101.5 x W 127 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Squadron Leader George L. Denholm (1909–1997), DFC 1940
Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880–1952)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Burnt Out Aeroplane 1941
John Armstrong (1893–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 27.5 x W 46.5 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Albert Richards (1919–1945)
Oil on canvas (?)
H 24 x W 31 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Albert Richards (1919–1945)
Oil on canvas (?)
H 49 x W 74 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia', with Water-Boat and HM Yacht 'Martinetta' 1944
Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
Oil on board
H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Destroyer off the Normandy Beaches 1944
Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
Oil on board
H 35.5 x W 50.8 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Lieutenant (E.) R. W. Daish, RNR., Chief Engineer 1941
William D. Dring (1904–1990)
Pastel on board
H 49.5 x W 37.9 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Maltese Landscape (Quarry) or Malta – R.A.F. Bomb Dump 1943
Leslie Cole (1910–1976)
Watercolour on paper
H 50.5 x W 72 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Church of St Pierre, Boulogne 1944
Thomas Hennell (1903–1945)
Watercolour on paper
H 50.1 x W 41.2 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Marlag 'O' in Winter 1945
John Worsley (1919–2000)
Watercolour on paper
H 28.9 x W 41.5 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Women's Land Army at Work 1940
James Bateman (1893–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 61 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
Explore artists in this Curation
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John Worsley (1919–2000) -
William D. Dring (1904–1990) -
James Bateman (1893–1959) -
Francis Dodd (1874–1949) -
Eileen Agar (1899–1991) -
Laura Knight (1877–1970) -
Leslie Cole (1910–1976) -
Albert Richards (1919–1945) -
Thomas Hennell (1903–1945) -
John Armstrong (1893–1973) - View all 12