▁also ▁been ▁an ▁art ▁student . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁Two ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Tony ▁B entin ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁on ▁an ▁anti - air craft ▁battery ▁in ▁England ▁whilst ▁Moore ▁obtained ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁with ▁the ▁Pil gr im ▁Trust ▁on ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Britain ▁scheme . ▁Moore ▁had ▁connections ▁in ▁the ▁G ower ▁Pen ins ula , ▁near ▁Sw anse a , ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁work ▁there , ▁painting ▁land sc apes ▁for ▁the ▁project . ▁After ▁her ▁first ▁stay ▁of ▁two ▁weeks ▁on ▁G ower , ▁the ▁Trust ▁author ised ▁her ▁to ▁return ▁there ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁more ▁land sc apes . ▁Moore ▁arrived ▁back ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁suffered ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁bomb ing ▁ra ids , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sw anse a ▁Bl itz . ▁See ing ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁and ▁record ▁the ▁bomb ▁damage ▁and ▁the ▁on going ▁recovery ▁work . ▁One ▁morning , ▁returning ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁picture ▁started ▁the ▁previous ▁day ▁near ▁Sw anse a ▁Castle , ▁Moore ▁found ▁the ▁p ile ▁of ▁rub ble ▁she ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁had ▁been ▁cord oned ▁off ▁as ▁over night ▁an ▁un expl oded ▁bomb ▁had ▁been ▁detected ▁beneath ▁it . ▁A ▁photograph ▁of ▁Moore ▁sketch ing ▁at ▁her ▁eas el ▁on ▁the ▁rub ble ▁heap ▁the ▁previous ▁day ▁was