Bombardment of Damour

Place Middle East: Syria
Accession Number ART30074
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 42.6 x 54.4 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour over pencil heightened with white on paper
Maker Herbert, Harold
Place made Syria
Date made 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Bombardment of Damour. Evacuees leaving Damour with their packs and donkeys. Transport has stopped. The town is being shelled by the Navy and allied artillery. Large fires were started. The impression seemed all the more sinister on account of this day of glorious colour and sunshine'. Regarding the place - it is now called Lebanon.