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Wing Commander Robert A C Carter DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1663

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.

Wing Commander Robert A C Carter DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper, 1941, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Hampdens (from Aerial Creatures) by Paul Nash, graphite and watercolour on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1757

This (now discoloured) study of Hampden bombers ascending from an airfield is one of 22 ‘Aerial Creatures’ watercolours Paul Nash made for his Official War Artist commission with the Air Ministry.

Hampdens (from Aerial Creatures) by Paul Nash, graphite and watercolour on paper, Crown copyright: expired. / RAF Museum

Kamikaze Planes Crashing on the Deck of HMS Formidable in Japanese Waters, 1945, by Leonard Rosoman, watercolour and wax crayon on paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05610

Prior to his appointment as an Official War Artist, Rosoman had worked for the National Fire Service in London during the Blitz. As a ‘fireman artist’ he developed an artistic language that captured the immediacy and drama of events, with bright contrasting colours and expressive painterly markings.

Leonard Rosoman watercolour and crayon drawing of a Kamikaze crash on the desk of HMS Formidable in 1945, Consult Collection Curator before use. / RAF Museum

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

Picketed Aircraft by Graham Sutherland, gouache on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1890

Better known for his grotesque and surreal visions of bomb damage, Graham Sutherland had also made gouache paintings of bomber aircraft early in the Second World War. Three were purchased by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee (WAAC).

Graham Sutherland watercolour and gouache of a camouflaged bomber, Crown copyright (expired) / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

The London Blitz – Searching the Rubble by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9644

This watercolour represents Air Raid Precautions wardens conducting searches for survivors in bombed buildings after an enemy attack. It is one of many made by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.

Claude Rowberry watercolour and charcoal drawing of London Blitz ruins, 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 © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

An Officer from Fiji, 297: Pilot Officer E.L.P. Bradnam by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00921

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London's Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Bust length chalk portrait drawing of a male Officer wearing no.1 dress uniform and cap. A drawing in the bottom left corner of a Fijian ceremonial tabua., RAF Museum

An Officer from British Columbia, Canada, 271: Cpl Johnny J. Maines by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00923

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Bust length coloured chalk portrait of a Canadian Leading Aircraftsman, facing forward and right, wearing side cap. Small associative landscape drawing of British Columbia, Canada, in upper right corner., RAF Museum

The Ultimate Planet (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, screenprint

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05374

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

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Was this Metal Monster Master or Slave? (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, screenprint

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05377

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

Copyright restrictions prevent us from showing this image