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Roof Spotters, 1940 (ink, wash)

Roof Spotters, 1940 (ink, wash)
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IMAGE number
IWM7352108
Image title
Roof Spotters, 1940 (ink, wash)
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Artist
Gross, Anthony (1905-84) / English
Location
Imperial War Museum, London, UK
Medium
ink, wash
Date
1940 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
19.8x32.3 cms
Image description

Creator: Gross, Anthony (1905-84) Two ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Roof Spotters look out across the city from an observation post with binoculars, London, 1940. Next to them is a table covered with mapping equipment. The dome of St Paul's and Tower Bridge are visible above the parapet in front of them. Anthony Gross was a prolific British official war artist producing over 500 artworks. During the Second World War, Gross was among the first artists to be commissioned by the War Artists Advisory Committee, and recorded the Blitz, D-Day, events in Burma, North Africa and the Middle East.

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© Imperial War Museums / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
20th century / England / United Kingdom / Europe / 1940s / architecture / art / bombardment / cartography / colour / drawing / destruction / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / ink / London / ruin / scouting / roof / uniform / clothes / cityscape / war effort / air battle / battle / city / mzdrawing / illustration / the Blitz / Saint Paul’s Cathedral / City of London

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