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John Piper drove to Coventry the morning after the air raid of 14 November to record the damage. The fires were still burning in the Cathedral when he arrived.

Piper was one of the artists officially commissioned by the government to record Britain at war.

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Coventry

Title

Interior of Coventry Cathedral, 15 November 1940

Date

1940

Medium

oil on canvas laid on board

Measurements

H 51 x W 61 cm

Accession number

VA.1955.0419

Acquisition method

gift from the War Artists' Advisory Committee, 1947

Work type

Painting

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