Able Seaman David Addison, Trawlerman

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)

Oil on canvas

c.1943-1945

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall
  • About the artist
    Bernard Hailstone was born in Hadlow, Kent, and lived in the Kentish village all his life. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Goldsmith’s College of Art in London. He also attended the Royal Academy Schools. Between1940 and 1941 he became an official war artist to the Ministry of Transport recording life on board naval convoys in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. After the war Hailstone turned his attention to portraits and became known for his portraits of royalty, members of the Armed Services, musicians and actors. He created memorable portraits of Sir Winston Churchill and Peter Ustinov, while his portrait of Lord Olivier hangs in the bar of the Garrick Club.
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    Artist
    Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
    Title
    Able Seaman David Addison, Trawlerman
    Date
    c.1943-1945
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 61.00 cm, width: 51.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Presented via the Imperial War Museum, War Artists' Advisory Committee, April 1946
    Inscription
    Inscribed verso
    GAC number
    115