Shared Experience: Edwin La Dell ARA (1914–1970)
Art and War
La Dell had begun to establish himself as a lithographer before the war. In 1939 he joined the Civil Defence Camouflage Establishment in Leamington Spa and worked as a camouflage designer. He became involved with the Artists International Association and also submitted work to the WAAC. In 1943 he was sent on active service, stopping first in Belgium, and then moving to the German Front.