A selection of these works are brought together in Wartime London in Paintings by Suzanne Bardgett, published by IWM. Available to purchase from the IWM Shop. Here are 10 examples …

Artist during most wars through history have provided art depicting battle scenes and propaganda, but the art of World War II may be one of the best examples of how war could impact the art...

During World War II, the relations between art and war can be articulated around two main issues. First, art (and, more generally, culture) found itself at the centre of an ideological war. Second, …

This gallery depicts the many scenes of war from the glorification of generals to the horrific destruction of battle. The artworks work together to show the multiple sides of World War 2...

Learn how artists during the Holocaust used artwork and visual culture through photographs, drawings and paintings to document and respond to Nazi persecution.

Set up in 1939 by the Ministry of Information and headed by Sir Kenneth Clark, the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC) was established to provide an artistic record mainly of the impact …

Commissioned by the British War Memorials Committee who wanted a painting of a battlefield scene for the Hall of Remembrance project. Scroll through the whole page to download all …

Here is a selection of some of the official war art depicting the Battle of Britain As the Battle of Britain raged in the skies over Britain in the summer of 1940, a range of British artists were …

"November 1944" suggests a truthful reflection of the artist’s experiences in WWII, rather than a painting inspired by the Great Dutch Masters or a memory-myth. Nine men in the painting are...

Works of art created during the years of the Second World War are of special historical and artistic value. Thousands of posters, drawings, paintings and sculptures were produced in …