Who painted Church Row, Tonbridge?

Church Row, Tonbridge was painted by Lines in 1942.

Where can I see Church Row, Tonbridge?

Church Row, Tonbridge is held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

What movement is Church Row, Tonbridge?

Church Row, Tonbridge is associated with Social Realism.

Artwork

Church Row, Tonbridge

Lines , 1942

Church Row, Tonbridge is a watercolor work on paper by the Social Realist artist Lines. It dates from 1942 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

Church Row, Tonbridge by Lines is a 1942 watercolour depicting cottages facing a graveyard with gravestones and tombs.

Church Row, Tonbridge by Lines is a 1942 watercolour depicting cottages facing a graveyard with gravestones and tombs. A child and a dog are shown playing among the graves in the scene. The work was part of the Recording Britain collection, a wartime initiative by the Ministry of Labour and National Service to document British landscapes and buildings. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust, the project ran from 1940 to 1943 under the direction of Sir Kenneth Clark, who sought to preserve a record of the country's heritage amid wartime threats and social changes.