▁lost ▁when ▁the ▁City ▁Hall ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁front , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁War ▁Museum . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁she ▁produced ▁two ▁to ▁four ▁illustr ations ▁each ▁week ▁for ▁The ▁Out span . ▁ ▁Her ▁largest ▁painting ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁work ▁S urg ery , ▁showing ▁a ▁patient ▁under going ▁ab dom inal ▁surg ery ▁( a ▁ch ole c yst ect omy ). ▁Kay ▁port rayed ▁herself ▁as ▁the ▁scr ub ▁nur se ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Hob art ▁as ▁the ▁sur geon . ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁this ▁painting ▁she ▁visited ▁three ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁observed ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁operations , ▁making ▁ 2 7 ▁pages ▁of ▁pre lim inary ▁sketch es ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁equipment ▁used ▁in ▁surg ery . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁she ▁painted ▁further ▁medical ▁paint ings : ▁Operation ▁in ▁a ▁Base ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Blood ▁to ▁Save ▁L ives . ▁ ▁She ▁held ▁one - w oman ▁exhib itions ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁ret ros pective ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Gallery ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁her ▁early ▁days