Visual Arts
Linda Kitson was the official war artist accompanying British troops during the Falklands Conflict. She created over 400 drawings of the daily life of the troops. Many of Kitson's drawings are now part of the Imperial War Museum’s art collection, and were exhibited to the general public in November 1982. They are featured again in the Museum's exhibition Women War Artists, in 2011-2012. All of Kitson's drawings which were not retained by the Museum were sold.
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