War Weapons Week in a Country Town

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The country town depicted in this work is Overton in Hampshire. The members of the public shown in the foreground of the painting are standing at the junction of High Street Overton and Winchester Street. Winchester Street has a rising gradient and the view along that road is in a southerly direction. The artist was born in Overton, and he served in the Overton Home Guard, led by his father, Captain E.M. Ford.

Imperial War Museum London

London

Title

War Weapons Week in a Country Town

Date

1941

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 66 x W 91.4 cm

Accession number

IWM ART LD 1291

Acquisition method

transferred from the War Artists' Advisory Committee, 1947

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Michael Ford

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