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The National Gallery in Wartime (Paperback)
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The National Gallery in Wartime (Paperback)
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Loot Price R496
Discovery Miles 4 960
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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
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