The war artist
Casey, Jan2024
Book
London, 1940. Following a chance meeting with her former teacher, young painter Sybil Paige wins a coveted assignment from the War Artists' Advisory Committee, and so begins her journey across the length and breadth of the country, sketching everything from airfields and assembly lines to farms and factories. Sometimes it's milkmaids and poultry keepers, brave and hopeful; sometimes it's the harrowed faces of those digging through the rubble to find their loved ones and livelihoods. But armed with her sketchbook, Sybil captures it all, determined to tell the stories of the thousands of women fighting their own battles on the home front.
Main title:
The war artist / Jan Casey.
Author:
Casey, Jan, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2024.
Collation:
387 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
"An Aria book."
ISBN:
9781803283876 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
3777881