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Pittville Lawn, Cheltenham
Pittville Lawn, Cheltenham is a watercolor work on paper by Ginger. It dates from 1942 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Over 1,500 works were produced by 97 artists between 1940 and 1943.
This watercolour by Ginger, dated 1942, depicts a view of terraced Regency houses with a tree-lined path in the foreground and a small group of figures gathered at a doorway. The work is part of the *Recording Britain* collection, a wartime initiative launched in 1940 to employ artists in documenting Britain’s landscape and architecture amid concerns over bomb damage, invasion, and rapid modernization. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust and directed by Sir Kenneth Clark, the scheme commissioned topographical works to preserve a sense of national identity, focusing on English scenes such as towns, churches, and rural landscapes. Over 1,500 works were produced by 97 artists between 1940 and 1943.
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