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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.

14 artworks
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© IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 485). Photo credit: The Imperial War Museums

The Battle of Britain

An Aerial Battle by Francis Dodd

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Photo credit: Alan Buchanan

The War Artists' Advisory Committee

War Artists sticker

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Photo credit: Holly Nesbitt

Local Stories From the People of Preston

Art of the Second World War Display

An Aerial Battle
Photo credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

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
Photo credit: Bridgeman Images

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
Photo credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

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
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Photo credit: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Burnt Out Aeroplane 1941

John Armstrong (1893–1973)

Oil on canvas

H 27.5 x W 46.5 cm

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Untitled
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Photo credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Untitled c.1940

Eileen Agar (1899–1991)

Gouache on board

H 34 x W 50 cm

IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Inglesham Church and Rectory
Photo credit: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Inglesham Church and Rectory

Albert Richards (1919–1945)

Oil on canvas (?)

H 24 x W 31 cm

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

The Minute Halt
Photo credit: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

The Minute Halt

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'
Photo credit: 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
Photo credit: 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
Photo credit: 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
Photo credit: 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
Photo credit: 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
Photo credit: 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
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: 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