The homeless, Normandy, 1944

Place Europe: France, Normandy
Accession Number ART25702
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 62 cm x 54.5 cm; Unframed: 45.6 cm x 38 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on hardboard
Location Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 4: D-Day VE
Maker Colahan, Colin
Place made France: Normandy
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Independent transport in the form of a Ford utility gave Colahan unique access to the changes brought on by the rapid military advance in Europe. During his second deployment as an official war artist, he observed at first hand a time of monumental change. The desolation of families is sensitively portrayed by Colahan as they collect their belongings and leave their homes to begin new lives.