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1940s Collection (page 4)

Background image1940s Collection: The Yellow Skirt, 1914. Artist: Derwent Lees

The Yellow Skirt, 1914. Artist: Derwent Lees
The Yellow Skirt, 1914. Painting held at Carrick Hill, Adelaide. From The Studio Volume 126. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1943]

Background image1940s Collection: Churchill, Brooke, and Montgomery on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, 25th March, 1945

Churchill, Brooke, and Montgomery on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, 25th March, 1945. After Operation Plunder, Churchill, Montgomery, and a party of U.S

Background image1940s Collection: The Union Jack Flies Over Tobruk, 1942

The Union Jack Flies Over Tobruk, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1942]

Background image1940s Collection: Doncaster Race Course, 1940

Doncaster Race Course, 1940. Doncaster is one of the oldest established centres for horse racing in Britain, with records of regular race meetings going back to the 16th Century

Background image1940s Collection: Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, 1943

Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, 1943. Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations, making them some of the wealthiest men in the U.S

Background image1940s Collection: John Alden House, Duxbury, Massachusetts, c1940s

John Alden House, Duxbury, Massachusetts, c1940s. The property is of cultural significance due to the1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish

Background image1940s Collection: Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Background image1940s Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

Background image1940s Collection: The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem

The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the 18th century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr

Background image1940s Collection: A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party, Washington, D. C. 1942

A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party

Background image1940s Collection: Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942

Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. Mother and her daughter

Background image1940s Collection: Applique and Embroidered Coverlet, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Margaret Concha

Applique and Embroidered Coverlet, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Margaret Concha
Applique and Embroidered Coverlet, 1935/1942

Background image1940s Collection: The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Creator: Edgar Bundy

The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Creator: Edgar Bundy
The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Soldiers sleeping in piles of hay in a barn. The Battle of Sedgmoor took place on 6 July 1685 at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset

Background image1940s Collection: Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Creator: Randolph Caldecott

Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Page layout with illustrations and indications of the placement of text. Design for the Summer Number of " The Graphic" [newspaper], 1878

Background image1940s Collection: Dartford Warblers, 1887, (1942). Creator: Johannes Keulemans

Dartford Warblers, 1887, (1942). Creator: Johannes Keulemans
Dartford Warblers, 1887, (1942). Pair of warblers, from " Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands" by Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford

Background image1940s Collection: The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais

The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Two girls, the elder one blind and with a concertina in her lap, rest by a wayside stream after rain

Background image1940s Collection: Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. Creator: Unknown

Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Background image1940s Collection: Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. Creator: Unknown

Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Background image1940s Collection: Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton

Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Shipbuilding scene, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Background image1940s Collection: Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, KG (1512 -1584/85) was an English nobleman and Lord High Admiral

Background image1940s Collection: Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Jane Lister was the daughter of Ralph Shirley, an official of the court of Henry VII. The drawing is part of the Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle

Background image1940s Collection: Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background image1940s Collection: Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background image1940s Collection: Thousands Were Suddenly Made Homeless, c1940 (1942)

Thousands Were Suddenly Made Homeless, c1940 (1942). Families made homeless by the blitz of World War II. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

Background image1940s Collection: John Plampin, c1752. Artist: Thomas Gainsborough

John Plampin, c1752. Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
John Plampin, c1752. John Plampin (c1727-1805), inherited Shimpling and Chadacre Hall, near Lavenham, Suffolk, in 1757. From The Studio Volume 122. [The Studio Ltd, London, 1941]

Background image1940s Collection: Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation

Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation
Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Glynis Johns made her first film appearance in South Riding in 1938

Background image1940s Collection: The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer

The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). A scene from the Apocalypse or The Revelations of St. John the Divine. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Background image1940s Collection: A kitchen arranged and equipped by Heal & Son, Ltd. of London, 1942

A kitchen arranged and equipped by Heal & Son, Ltd. of London, 1942. Timber fitted cupboards and dresser. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Background image1940s Collection: Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown

Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Creator: Unknown
Dressing table and folding table, 1787, (1946). Furniture designs from a book of sketches made for Gillow s, (Gillow & Co, furniture making firm)

Background image1940s Collection: Boris Lvovich Brook - leader of the KOMZET expedition in the Far Eastern region in 1927, 1948

Boris Lvovich Brook - leader of the KOMZET expedition in the Far Eastern region in 1927, 1948. Creator: Unknown
Boris Lvovich Brook - leader of the KOMZET expedition in the Far Eastern region in 1927, 1948. From a collection of documents, photographs, maps

Background image1940s Collection: 'A Rabbi in his Study', c1887-1953. Creator: Alois Heinrich Priechenfried

'A Rabbi in his Study', c1887-1953. Creator: Alois Heinrich Priechenfried
'A Rabbi in his Study', c1887-1953.

Background image1940s Collection: 'Untitled', 1940s. Creator: Francis Picabia

'Untitled', 1940s. Creator: Francis Picabia
'Untitled', 1940s. Work by the French Dadaist/Surrealist painter Francis Picabia (1879-1953). From a private Collection.

Background image1940s Collection: Plain with a Working Farmer. Creator: Karoly Kotasz

Plain with a Working Farmer. Creator: Karoly Kotasz
Plain with a Working Farmer, Unknown date

Background image1940s Collection: Still Life with Jar and Fruits, 1942. Creator: Immanuel Ibsen

Still Life with Jar and Fruits, 1942. Creator: Immanuel Ibsen
Still Life with Jar and Fruits, 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Maria Theresa Duncan, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Maria Theresa Duncan, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Maria Theresa Duncan, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Maria Theresa Duncan and dancers, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Maria Theresa Duncan and dancers, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Maria Theresa Duncan and dancers, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Maria Theresa Duncan and dancers, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Maria Theresa Duncan and dancers, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Maria Theresa Duncan and dancers, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Manners, Mrs. Alice G. with unidentified man, on horseback, between 1911 and 1942

Manners, Mrs. Alice G. with unidentified man, on horseback, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Manners, Mrs. Alice G. with unidentified man, on horseback, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Manners, Alice G. Mrs. on horseback, between 1936 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Manners, Alice G. Mrs. on horseback, between 1936 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Manners, Alice G. Mrs. on horseback, between 1936 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Man playing panpipes in the woods, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Man playing panpipes in the woods, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Man playing panpipes in the woods, between 1911 and 1942. Dressed as a faun or satyr with horns

Background image1940s Collection: Son of W.G. Kimball, standing outdoors, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Son of W.G. Kimball, standing outdoors, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Son of W.G. Kimball, standing outdoors, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Daughter of W.G. Kimball, standing outdoors, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Daughter of W.G. Kimball, standing outdoors, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Daughter of W.G. Kimball, standing outdoors, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Residence of Ellery James, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Residence of Ellery James, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Residence of Ellery James, between 1911 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Horse show, East Hampton, Long Island. between 1933 and 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Horse show in Westport, Connecticut, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Horse show in Westport, Connecticut, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Horse show in Westport, Connecticut, between 1911 and 1942



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