World War II: wounded Allied soldiers from the Anzio campaign being unloaded from an aeroplane at Capodichino airport, Naples. Wash drawing by Stacey Hopper, 1944.
- Hopper, Stacey, 1909-1996.
- Date:
- 1944
- Reference:
- 584120i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Wounded Allied troops flown in from the Anzio campaign were flown to Capodichino airport, Naples, where the Red Cross supplied warm drinks, clean blankets and a cheerful word before being taken by waiting ambulances to the most suitable hospitals--information from label by the artist for exhibition at Ealing local history library, 1995
Publication/Creation
1944.
Physical description
1 drawing : grey wash ; sheet 20.2 x 30.9 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Unloading plane at British Air Evacuation Centre. Hopper
Reference
Wellcome Collection 584120i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores