Comments on: Firefighter Artists Of The Blitz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mr Peter J Washington https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1531773 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:47:04 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1531773 Unfortunately the book isn’t available at a decent price, but the film with Tommy Trinder is on You Tube.

]]> By: Pence https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1528044 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:44:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1528044 I wish there was a complete catalogue of this collection. I’d definitely purchase it.
Wonderful paintings.

]]> By: Sue https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1527940 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:46:41 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1527940 What wonderful evocative paintings. To work so hard then go home and paint is amazing.

]]> By: Jennifer Newbold https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1527928 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:13:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1527928 This past weekend I was at the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson for their Remembrance Day observance… in one of the first galleries, where the anti-aircraft guns are displayed, there is an AV video, in the style of a 1940s newsreel.

It is devastatingly effective. “Terror from the Skies.” Indeed. If you have any doubts that the AFS firefighters were heroes, this will convince you.

]]> By: Derek Grover https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1527919 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:57:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1527919 A great post, thank you. These pictures were a revelation.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1527917 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:48:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1527917 The Blitz over London — the horror captured in impressive art. Red Sunday in particular is eerily beautiful to look at.

The background is of course clear: the V2 rocket from Germany was responsible for the destruction in London. The answer followed immediately: on 22 October 1943, Sir Arthur Harris flew his attack on Kassel and turned the city to ashes. That was 80 years ago, and there have now been various commemorative events.
https://www.kassel.de/buerger/stadtgeschichte/erinnerungskultur/zerstoerung-kassels.php
https://www.kassel.de/einrichtungen/stadtmuseum/ausstellungen/sonderausstellung.php

As a consequence, we should realise that war is nothing but horror and absolutely senseless!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Greg T https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/11/14/firefighter-artists-of-the-blitz/#comment-1527916 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:10:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=198084#comment-1527916 I still have my ate father’s official government publicity “book” on the Blitz, containing some of the best-known photographs of the time & some not so well-known, now.

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