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Allied paratroopers land in France early on June 6th and in the afternoon the commandos...

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SLA5948928
Image title
Allied paratroopers land in France early on June 6th and in the afternoon the commandos are piped in (pencil on paper)
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Artist
Lawrence, Sandra (b.1945) / English
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Location
Private Collection
Medium
pencil on paper
Date
1969 AD - 1972 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
15.2x40.6 cms
Image description

Preliminary drawing for panel 17 of 34 gouache designs (each 240 x 90 cms which hang in the Pentagon), for the Overlord Embroidery which was stitched by the Royal School of Needlework and is now permanently displayed at the D-Day Story, Portsmouth, to commemorate the Normandy landings 6th June - 30th August 1944. Minutes into D-Day June 6th, French civilians are woken by the landing of British and American paratroopers, reinforced in the afternoon by commandos led by Brigadier Lord Lovat and his personal piper Bill Millin.

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© Sandra Lawrence. All rights reserved 2024 / Bridgeman Images
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art / contemporary art / plane / aircraft / transport / Canada / North America / America (continent) / bagpipes / music instrument / music / satirical drawing / USA / France / Europe / United Kingdom / Lawrence Sandra (b.1945) / illustrator / contemporary artist / Normandy landings / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / landing operation (military) / War / world war ii / Second World War / europe / operation overlord / Normandy / landings / Allies / allied invasion / English Channel / la manche / german occupation / amphibious / codename / British / operation neptune / paratroopers / planes / civilians / French / piper / commandos / parachutes / pipes / camouflage / Royal Air Force / gliders / drawing / Drawing / Mzdrawing
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