The National Gallery in Wartime

Suzanne Bosman

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National Gallery Company Ltd
26 September 2008

Conservation, restoration & care of artworks

"On August 23, 1939, with World War II looming, the National Gallery, London, was forced temporarily to close its doors to the public to evacuate the bulk of its collection to secret locations in Wales for safe-keeping. By May 1940, the collection had been transferred to Manod Quarry, a slate mine in the mountains, beneath 200 feet of solid rock. The Gallery, meanwhile, remained ""open for business"" despite being bombed several times during the Blitz.

This enthralling and richly documented book recounts for the first time the story of how the National Gallery functioned during this eventful period. With extensive archival photographs, many of which are published here for the first time, alongside press accounts and Gallery correspondence, it discusses the preparations to move the pictures; the Gallery's decision to keep the building open for temporary exhibitions and lunchtime concerts fronted by internationally renowned pianist Myra Hess; director Kenneth Clark's role as chairman of the War Artists Advisory Committee, whose aim was to commission and exhibit pictures recording the war; and the institution of the Picture of the Month, which exhibited in succession 43 of the Gallery's best-known pictures during the war, and which continues today.

Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press"

By: Suzanne Bosman
Imprint: National Gallery Company Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9781857094244
ISBN 10: 1857094247
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 26 September 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Setting the scene; The road to Wales; The Myra Hess concerts; Bombing raids hit London; The Manod mines; Temporary exhibitions; The Whitehall canteen; The paintings return 'home'.

Suzanne Bosman is senior picture researcher at the National Gallery publications department.

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The National Gallery in Wartime

Suzanne Bosman

$26.95

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