The War Art of Eric Ravilious
(Robert Bidder)

Robert Bidder tells of the too-brief career of the war artist Eric Ravilious, and of his dream-like drawings of life on board submarines during the Second World War.

A selection of Eric Ravilous's work can be viewed in Collections online.

Submarine Series: the Ward (Mess) Room by Eric Ravilious, circa 1940. Repro ID: PAD8092 ©National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Objects referenced

• The Submarine Series: the Whitstable Mine (1940)
• The Submarine Series: the Ward Room (circa. 1940)

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