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Cairo Citadel On Roof Officers Mess
Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1946
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Cairo, the Citadel
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
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Egypt
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North African Campaigns, 1940-3
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<p>Bawden trained as a printmaker, graphic designer and illustrator at the Royal College of Art. These watercolours were made during the Second World War, when Bawden served as an Official War Artist. He spent two years in the Middle East, when he wrote: ‘Work proceeds nicely under the double disadvantages of lack of dense shade and an oven heat, not the mention the infliction of flies... ‘</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
Cairo, the Citadel: On the Roof of the Officers’ Mess
support: 464 × 591 mm
Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1946
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<span class="text18">Bawden trained as a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>printmaker</span></a>, graphic</span><span class="text17"> </span><span class="text19">designer and illustrator at the      Royal College</span><span class="text17"> of Art</span><span class="text7">.      These <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a></span><span class="text17"> were made </span><span class="text18">during the Second World War, when</span><span class="text17"> Bawden      served as an Official <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/war-artists" title="Glossary definition for 'War Artists'"><span>War Artist</span></a>.  He spent two years in the Middle East,  
when he wrote: ‘Work proceeds nicely  under the double disadvantages      of lack  of dense shade and an oven heat, not  the mention the infliction      of flies... ‘ </span>
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<p><b>N05678</b>	CAIRO, THE CITADEL: ON THE ROOF OF THE OFFICERS' MESS <i>c.</i>
1941
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<br/>Inscr. ‘Edward Bawden’ b.r.</p>
<p>Pen and watercolour (sight), 18 1/4×23 1/4 (46·5×59), on paper, 20 1/2×25 1/2 (52×65).</p>
<p>Presented by the War Artists' Advisory Committee 1946.
<br/><i>Exh:</i>
<i>National War Pictures</i>, National Gallery, 1945, and R.A., October–November 1945 (375).</p>
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, I
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2004-07-22T00:00:00
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architecture Cairo, the Citadel cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents Egypt fortification hill history landscape military military: World War II North African Campaigns, 1940-3 places townscape townscapes / man-made features