Australian War Memorial - Shared Experience: Art and War
Henry Carr RA (1894–1970)
Carr was a successful portrait painter both before and after the war. He painted London scenes throughout the blackout, including such public spaces as St Clement Danes, St Pancras Station, and the Underground. Following a number of portrait commissions, he was employed as a war artist in North Africa.
Works featured in this exhibition
The Merchant Navy: The chain-locker
