Tag: Leslie Cole
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01 Work, The Art of War, Leslie Cole’s People Sleep out among the Debris, with footnotes
Night scene showing civilians sleeping among the ruins of their houses. Rubble lines the streets. Among the rubble is what remains of their homes. Leslie Cole (1910–1976) was a painter and teacher, studied at Swindon School of Art with Harold Dearden, 1927–32; at Birmingham College of Art, 1932–3, with Harold Holden; then Royal College of Art, 1934–7,…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Evelyn Gibbs’ Women’s Voluntary Services Clothing Exchange, with footnotes
A scene inside a clothing exchange with women trying clothes on their children. Two WVS volunteers stand behind the counter. Established shortly before war was declared, the Women’s Voluntary Service for Civil Defence undertook wartime duties focused around the aftermath of air raids. Running clothing stores were an integral part of this work. Behind the…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Leslie Cole’s Scene in a Regimental Aid Post, with footnotes
Interior of a cellar being used as a dressing station with wounded lying on stretchers attended by an orderly. A doctor examines another soldier upper background. A Regimental Aid Post was the first post in the medical chain during the two world wars. They were often set up in buildings and cellars close to the…
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