The Air War in Paintings

At the height of the Second World War, Britain's skies were alight with dogfights, and its towns and cities bustling with the manufacturing of aircraft. The distant thunder of Spitfires, Hurricanes and bombers became a recurring sound, and rolling landscapes littered with airfields a familiar sight. As the air war transformed Britain's towns and countryside, it also ignited the imaginations of artists.

The Air War in Paintings reveals how the artists of the 1940s responded to the unfolding air war in Britain, illuminating their private anxieties, their ambitions and their experiences. Drawing on the Imperial War Museum's unrivalled collection, this richly illustrated book explores how war artists recorded and documented all aspects of the vast efforts to build Britain's air capacity at a crucial time in its history

About the author

Suzanne Bardgett is head of research and academic partnerships at Imperial War Museums.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Bardgett, Bardgett Suzanne
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9781912423750
• ISBN: 978-1-912423-75-0
• Illustrations: 80
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), Air forces & warfare, History of Art, Second World War, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Painting & paintings, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Paintings and painting, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space