Alfred Munnings: Memory, the War Horse and the Canadians in 1918

Art historian Dr Jonathan Black and horse-racing broadcaster Brough Scott have written a book which accompanies the Museum’s latest and highly-acclaimed exhibition. Alfred Munnings was just finding fame as a portrait artist and painter of British rural life when the First World War broke out in 1914. Blind in his right eye, he was denied a role in the Army on medical grounds. But, in 1918, he seized the opportunity to go to France as an official war artist working for the Canadian War Memorials Fund. Munnings spent two months with the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, commanded by maverick MP, JEB ‘Galloper Jack’ Seely, until the German offensive began in March 1918. In January 1919, his wartime paintings were exhibited to great acclaim at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. This is the first time the collection has been shown all together in public since then.

Suitable for
18+

Admission
£15, booking required (includes: a glass of wine and entry to the exhibition that evening)

Website
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/alfred-munnings-memory-war-horse-and-canadians-1918

Source: https://www.culture24.org.uk/se000573?id=EVENT593632