London Blitz WWI Style (Original)

London Blitz WWI Style art by Ralph Bruce

London Blitz WWI Style (Original)


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Artist: Ralph Bruce
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 12" x 16" (315mm x 405mm)
Date: 1966
Code: BruceWW1LondonLL

This is the unique original Gouache painting by Ralph Bruce.

London in the First World War. This is the original artwork for the long running Look and Learn series The Romance of the English Theatre part 13, originally published in issue 209 15th January 1966.

The poster on the omnibus advertises Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Ashe which opened in the West End in 1916 and ran for five years. It was part play, pantomime, musical and spectacle.

Despite the news from the war or possibly because of it this light entertainment was successful enough to run for 2,238 performances. The atmosphere of London at dusk is beautifully evoked by Ralph Bruce.
  • Artist Biography
    Ralph Bruce
    Ralph Bruce was a talented illustrator who worked for Look and Learn in the 1960s. Until the mid-1960s he was a regular artist for The Children's Newspaper and was probably brought to the educational paper by former Children's Newspaper editor, John Davies, who took over the editorship of Look and Learn in 1965.

    His artwork covered a huge range of subjects. His historical illustrations ranged from ancient Greece and Roman Britain, to the eras of Shakespeare, Caxton and modern journalism. He was particularly adept at portraits and drew everyone from Dickens to the Beatles for Look and Learn as well as contributing covers for various series, including Famous Couples and When They Were Young in the late 1960s. Some of his best work was contributed to the long-running series The Story of Opera, penned by Robin May.

    Prior to working for Look and Learn, Bruce had illustrated book covers for Digit Books in the late 1950s, titles including The Deep Six by Martin Dibner, I Came Back by Krysyna Zywulska, White August by John Boland, Air Patrol Biscay by Richard T. Bickers, Horns of the Dragon by Felix Trigg, Battle of the Bulge by William M. Stokoe, The God of Channel 1 by Donald Stacy, Nor Iron Bars a Cage by W. H. Aston, all in 1957.
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