Bomb damage, 1944: London, England

Original watercolor sketch, signed and dated by Stevenson; view of bombed-out cellar. Original watercolor sketch, signed and dated by Stevenson; view of bombed-out cellar. Stevenson enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in July 1941. He was one of the original soldier-artists at Fort Belvoir, VA. before accepting a position as a war artist in May 1943. In 1944 he was in southern England covering the preparations for the Normandy invasion and later depicted war damage in France and Germany. Gift of the artist 1994.

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Original record: Bomb damage, 1944: London, England
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1944
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Stevenson, A. Brockie, 1919-2009 (artist)
Subject(s): Bombardment, 1940-1941
Destruction and pillage
Fort Belvoir, VA
History
London (England)
London, England
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Watercolors (Paintings)
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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