Second World War Art

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  • Collections and Research

    (General Information)

    IWM’s collections cover all aspects of twentieth and twenty-first century conflict involving Britain, the Commonwealth and other former empire countries. Created to record the toil and sacrifice of every individual affected by war, the collections...

  • About the Collections

    (General Information)

    Our Collections stretch from the everyday to the exceptional. They contain some of the most important technical, social, economic, political, personal and cultural artefacts relating to Britain and its role in twentieth-century conflict. The scale,...

  • Trench Art

    (History)

    ‘Trench art’ is a term that embraces a wide variety of objects made from the debris and by-products of modern warfare. These items are chiefly associated with the First World War, although similar items have been produced in many conflicts. Little,...

  • Our Collections on Loan

    (General Information)

    Objects from our Collections are borrowed by other museums and displayed in exhibitions across the UK and worldwide. This enables us to increase access to our diverse Collections and lets visitors see them in a new context. During 2011 IWM is...

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  • Posters of the Second World War

    (Guides and Museum Books, Second World War, Books, Books)

    Drawing on the depth of the Museum’s art collection, this book takes a look at some of the most iconic and easily identifiable images of the Second World War - the posters. Reproduced in full colour with an introduction and explanatory notes by Senior...

  • William Orpen - Politics Sex and Death

    (Art)

    One of the great British artists of the first quarter of the twentieth century, Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is an intriguing example of an artist who, despite his career as a highly successful portrait painter, remains something of an outsider....

  • RAF at War - Combined Operations

    (Museum Collection DVDs, Armed Services DVDs)

    Two never before released films. The first, Combined Operations, made in 1944, provides a fascinating insight into the British preparations for D-Day and the thinking behind the strategy for invasion with emphasis on the RAF’s role.  Visual Deception,...

  • Art from the Second World War

    (Guides and Museum Books, Art, Books)

    Art from the Second World War features some of the greatest British art of the twentieth century, capturing and measuring the experiences of a nation in total war. Pub Date: 1 Feb 2007 Publisher: Imperial War Museum Published in: United Kingdom...

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  • HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

    (photographs)

    View of the Imperial War Museum's Art Gallery at South Kensington, London, August 1929.

  • Study for 'Scrap'

    (art)

    image: A collection of scrap metal next to a slipway, running down to a bay. There are several sheets of rusty metal and some ships' funnels surrounded by piles of girders, chains and old anchors.

  • Aerial View of a Town, Palestine, 1919

    (art)

    image: an aerial view of a town sited on a plain in Palestine. There are a collection of white houses and a larger buff coloured building in the centre of the composition, and a mosque with four minarets also in the centre.

  • THE ROYAL NAVY AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

    (photographs)

    The submarine HMSM ARTFUL at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-On-Solent. This was the first of the Royal Navy's A class submarines to be modernised and streamlined.

Other IWM websites (70)

  • IWM War Story Blog

    IWM War Story Blog Home What we’re collecting Afghanistan in Context IWM War Story Blog Imperial War Museum project to encourage servicemen and women to record their personal stories relating to contemporary conflict Feeds: Posts Comments About War Story...

  • IWM Blogs | Imperial War Museum Blogs and Projects

    IWM Blogs | Imperial War Museum Blogs and Projects War Story Project 02-04-2011 Working in co-operation with the Ministry of Defence, the Imperial War Museum will support participants to add information to existing new media channels such as blogs and...

  • UKNIWM

    UKNIWM Home About UKNIWM News and articles about war memorials in the UK Feeds: Posts Comments Memorial rediscovered after 80 years 22 March, 2011 by ukniwm2 Blog by volunteer fieldworker Gordon Amand A memorial from the Great War has been found while...

  • WebQuests War Artists

    WebQuests War Artists War Artists What is the role of war art in the twentieth century? KS3 History. This WebQuest covers the following topics: War, Art, Historical sources. Back Start WebQuest