Recording Britain: A Pictorial Doomesday of Pre-War Britain

by David Mellor, etc., Gill Saunders, and Patrick Wright

John Murdoch (Foreword)

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In 1940 the familiar British landscape was under attack, not only from the imminent threat of German bombers but also from rapid urban development. The Ministry of Labour, in association with the Pilgrim Trust, commissioned many of Britain's foremost artists to paint a record of the changing face of the country. The resulting record of more than 1500 watercolours was given into the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, and this book presents more than 100 of the paintings. The artists featured include John Piper, Kenneth Rowntree, Barbara Jones, Rowland Hilder and Sir William Russell Flint.
  • ISBN10 0715300989
  • ISBN13 9780715300985
  • Publish Date 15 October 1992 (first published 31 August 1990)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 10 May 2000
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint David & Charles
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 160
  • Language English