Artwork
The Mill at Parham
The Mill at Parham is a watercolor work on paper by Jack L. Airy. It dates from 1940 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The Mill at Parham is a watercolour painting by Jack L. Airy, an amateur artist with an unrecorded career. The work depicts a windmill in the Suffolk village of Parham.
Subject & Meaning
The painting captures a rural scene in Parham, a village that gained temporary significance during World War II as the site of an American Air Force base. The windmill is the central subject, rendered in a straightforward manner.
Technique & Style
Airy's watercolour style is characterized by stiff, somewhat naive drawing, a trait evident in this work. He produced a total of eight watercolours for the Recording Britain scheme, all featuring sites in Suffolk.
History & Provenance
The Mill at Parham was created as part of the Recording Britain scheme, a project that documented various locations across the country.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jack Airy painted quiet corners of rural Suffolk in watercolour around 1940. In *St. Bartholomew's Church from the South-West, Orford, Suffolk* and *The Mill at Parham* he captured brickwork softened by ivy, slate roofs…
