- Object type
- Prints and Drawings
- Date
- Production: September 1942
- Artist
- Zinkeisen Doris
- Subject(s)
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General History
British Red Cross
Joint Committee
Joint War Organisation
Second World War
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance Brigade
Fundraising - Associated organisation
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Joint War Organisation
British Red Cross (1870 - present) - Associated activity
- War
- Associated event
- War: Second World War (1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945)
- Inscriptions
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recto: Doris Zinkeisen
- Dimensions
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Height x width (paper size): 502 x 680mm
Height x width x depth (framed size): 682 x 870 x 20mm - Materials and technique
- Watercolour, black chalk and gouache on paper
- References
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Kelleway, Philip. Highly Desirable: The Zinkeisen Sisters And Their Legacy. Leiston: Leiston Press. 2008.
72
Kelleway, Philip, Emma Roodhouse and Nicola Evans. The Art of Doris & Anna Zinkeisen. London: Unicorn. 2021.
Page 130, Figure 3.55
Adam-Suter, Mehzebin. Doris Zinkeisen and the British Red Cross: Brushstrokes from the front lines. British Red Cross, 2025.
Page 47 - Provenance
- Purchased from Murray Johnstone, 1993
- Exhibition history
- Brushstrokes from the Front Lines: Doris Zinkeisen and the British Red Cross , Oxo Gallery, 8 May 2025-11 May 2025
- Catalogue number
- SJA1867.5
Night air raid in London
In this sketch, artist and St John Ambulance Brigade volunteer Doris Zinkeisen shows the impact of the Second World War on the home front. She depicts London during an air raid, where searchlights illuminate the night sky. This sketch was part of a series of 3-dimensional dioramas, created to encourage people to donate to the Joint War Organisation.
