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Britain at War, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, March 29-May 3, 1942

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Scope and Contents

An large traveling exhibition of paintings, photographs, camouflage, posters, and cartoons depicting life in Great Britain during World War II, arranged by Sir Kenneth Clark, director of the National Gallery in London, England and circuited by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition was supplemented by a small exhibition entitled America Goes to War.
The exhibition records span nine folders and include a press release, checklist, catalog description, contract, registration receipts, shipping information, and lender, customs, and general correspondence. A copy of the Museum of Modern Art installation catalog is in the catalog collection. Object photograph negatives are in the photograph collection.

Dates

  • Creation: March 29-May 3, 1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span nine folders plus a catalog from the Museum of Modern Art and object photographs.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

An exhibition of paintings, photographs, camouflage, posters, and cartoons depicting life in Great Britain during World War II, circuited by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span nine folders plus a catalog from the Museum of Modern Art and object photographs.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

Related Exhibitions

A full list of exhibitions of art about war is available in the FAMSF Archives. Legion of Honor: Britain at War, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art (1942)
Legion of Honor: America Goes to War (1942)
Legion of Honor: Art in War (1942)
Legion of Honor: Canadian War Posters (1942)
de Young: War Posters Today (1942)
Legion of Honor: National War Posters (1943)
Legion of Honor: Road to Victory: A Procession of Photographs of the Nation at War, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art (1943)
de Young: Art of the War's Children: Paintings and Drawings by Young International Refugees, Lent by the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee (1943)
de Young: Our Navy in Action (1943)
de Young: Motherhood in War: Sculpture by Bernard Sopher (1944)
de Young: Wartime Britain (1944)
de Young: Clothing of Wartime Britain (1944)
de Young: The Europe I Saw, 1919-1938 and Glimpses of New York, 1940-1944: An Exhibition of Paintings and Water Colors by William Thoeny (1944)
de Young: War Art: Paintings by American Artists on the War Fronts (LIFE Magazine) (1944)
Legion of Honor: Photographs of Naval Aviation under Commander Edward J. Steichen (1944)
de Young: The Army at War: A Graphic Record by America Artists, Paintings and Drawings Lent by the War Department to the U.S. Treasury Department (1945)
Legion of Honor: War Sketches by Gregor Duncan (1945)
de Young: Joe Rosenthal's Pacific War Photos, Including the Iwo Jima Series (1945)
Legion of Honor: Navy Photographs (1945)
Legion of Honor: The War's Toll of Italian Art (1947)
de Young: Significant War Scenes by Battlefront Artists (1948)
de Young: Navy Portraits: Paintings and Drawings by Commdr. Dwight Shepler, Commdr. Albert K. Murray, and Lt. Commdr. William F. Draper (1951)
de Young: World War II Paintings and Drawings by George Biddle (1954)
Legion of Honor: Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945 (1998)
de Young: American Heroes: Japanese American World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal (2013)

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository

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