EXTRACTS: Drawing from History: The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania © The Book Palace (340 PAGES in Full edition)

Drawing from History 324 World War Two (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) Above: Burrs Mill near Bury, Lancashire, 1940. An old bleach factory which was used as a holding camp for ‘enemy alien’ internees before being sent on to various camps on the Isle of Man. Matania is the white-haired figure in the dark suit. (From the original artwork, courtesy of illustrationartgallery.com )