| Graham
Sutherland (1903 - 1980)
Born in London, Sutherland originally apprenticed as an engineer,
before studying art at Goldsmiths College, London. From 1940-45
he was employed as an official war artist. One of his first tasks
was to depict bombing damage in the east end of London. Sutherland
described his experiences in his journal.
At the beginning I was a bit shy as to where I went. Later I grew
bolder and went inside some of the ruins. I remember a factory
for making women’s coats. All the floors had gone but the
staircase remained, as very often happened. And there were machines,
their entrails hanging through the floors, but looking extraordinarily
beautiful at the same time. And always there was the terrible
smell of sour burning.
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