'Recording Britain' collection at the V&A
Recording Britain was the brainchild of Sir Kenneth Clark, who saw it as an extension of the Official War Artist scheme.
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The V&A at war: 1939–45
What happened to the V&A during World War II (1939-45) is a little-known story that can be pieced together from the records kept by the then director Sir Eric Maclagan and …
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'Sonderbehandling (special treatment, Nazi bureaucratic term for killing prisoners)', by Reginald Case, 1978
The artist Reginald Case grew up in 1940s America, his imagination disturbed by post-war revelations of the full horror of what had taken place in Europe. In the late 1970s…
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West End Theatre between the Wars
During the 1920s and 1930s West End theatres were, for the most part, impoverished by the Depression and remained conservative both in the content of their work and the sta…
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Wartime Entertainment
World War II (1939 - 45) saw a surge of interest in the arts. Many civilian and military audiences experienced drama, opera and ballet for the first time. Unlike audiences …
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Blitz Kids: The Children's War Against Hitler (Paperback)
From the dangers of London streets during the Blitz to working on the high seas in the Merchant Navy during the Atlantic Convoy, children were on the …
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Wed 05 June 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Curators Sarah Wood and Ieuan Hopkins look at how toy manufacturers have responded to changing attitudes towards war, and the impact war can have on children's play.
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