▁printed ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Wales ▁Even ing ▁Post ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Pil gr im ▁Trust ▁next ▁gave ▁Moore ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁recording ▁construction ▁work ▁at ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁where ▁a ▁new ▁air field ▁was ▁being ▁built . ▁Despite ▁having ▁the ▁correct ▁permit ▁to ▁sketch ▁at ▁the ▁location , ▁the ▁R AF ▁arrested ▁her ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁cust ody ▁for ▁several ▁hours ▁until ▁interview ed ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁police ▁inspect or ▁and ▁released . ▁Moore ▁also ▁painted ▁street - sc enes ▁in ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁for ▁Rec ording ▁Britain ▁and ▁in ▁all , ▁had ▁twenty ▁views ▁of ▁Wales ▁and ▁eight ▁from ▁Nor folk ▁accepted ▁for ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁War ▁Art ists ' ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁commission ed ▁Moore ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Land ▁Army ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁har vest ▁in ▁Es sex . ▁Moore ▁completed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁paint ings ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁and ▁was ▁paid ▁ 1 5 ▁gu ine as ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁by ▁W A AC . ▁Kenneth ▁Clark , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁priv ately ▁commission ed ▁Moore ▁to ▁go , ▁in ▁secret , ▁to ▁Bla en au ▁F fest ini og ▁to ▁the ▁dis used ▁sl ate ▁mine ▁where ▁the ▁paint ings ▁from ▁the ▁Gallery ▁had ▁been ▁ev acu ated ▁during ▁the ▁Bl itz . ▁Later ▁in ▁life , ▁Moore ▁would ▁recall ▁the ▁"