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Charles Ginner
Camden Town Group
Tate Collection
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Emergency Water Storage Tank
Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1946
architecture
Blitz
Blitz, London, 1940-42
building
cathedral
City of London
City of London, St Paul’s Cathedral
England
history
home front
military: World War II
natural phenomena
places
reflection
religious
ruins
townscapes / man-made features
UK countries and regions
UK London
Upper Thames Street 222
water tank
<p>The City of London is shown in ruins after prolonged Nazi bombardment. In response to the bombing, the National Fire Service had established emergency water supply tanks across the city. As one writer remembered, ‘the sun sparkling on the surface often lent a new charm to the drab urban scene’. This tank was situated on Upper Thames Street, and the dome of St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background. Ginner was an admirer of the Italian artist Canaletto, whose paintings of Venice may have influenced this work.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2006</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
11 November 2006 – 13 February 2007
2007-02-13
11 November 2006 – 28 January 2007
2007-01-28
2006-11-11
Tate Modern (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
2006-11-11
Living History (in Focus Display)
Collection based display
Emergency Water Storage Tank
support: 686 × 508 mm
frame: 846 × 670 × 85 mm
Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1946
<p>The City of London is shown in ruins after prolonged Nazi bombardment. In response to the bombing, the National Fire Service had established emergency water supply tanks across the city. As one writer remembered, ‘the sun sparkling on the surface often lent a new charm to the drab urban scene’. This tank was situated on Upper Thames Street, and the dome of St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background. Ginner was an admirer of the Italian artist Canaletto, whose paintings of Venice may have influenced this work.</p>

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