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London Midland & Scottish Railway express bobmbed and machine-gunned near Bletchley Collection: NRM - Pictorial Collection (Railway) Object Name: oil painting; painting Maker: Wilkinson, Norman; London, Midland & Scottish Railway Date Made: about 1945 Materials: oil paint; canvas Measurements: overall: 760 mm x 1143 mm |
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Description: Painting, oil on canvas, 'London Midland & Scottish Railway express bombed and machine-gunned near Bletchley, October 1940', by Norman Wilkinson, about 1945. Depicts an express passenger train hauled by a Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive. A bomb explodes just in front of the train at the side of the track, and there are columns of smoke behind the train. In the foreground a permanent way worker bends over a colleague lying next to the track, and another worker stands holding his head. The chimneys of a factory are visible in the background, and there is a German bomber in the sky above. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Created for the The LMS at War series. Unframed. |
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| London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1923-1947, railway company, United Kingdom | |
| Wilkinson, Norman 1878-1971, artist; marine painter; poster artist; etcher, English; British | |
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