Artistic expression is almost always a reflection of the world around us. What happens to our design sensibilities and aesthetics when faced with emotional turmoil? Or the strife that we face during wartime?
I came across a poster by self-taught Polish designer Tadeuz Trepkowski depicting the anger, fear and devastation brought on by World War II. [...]
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Tadeuz Trepkowski
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Pilot G.R. Webber
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Flight Sergeant Pilot G.R. Webber waits on “readiness duty” at an RCAF station in northwestern Alaska during World War II. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) had five squadrons in Alaska between 1942 and 1943 to assist with the United States North Pacific defence. Between 1939 and 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force enlisted approximately [...]
HMCS Brandon
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
“HMCS Brandon… was commissioned in Quebec City on July 22, 1941 and arrived in Halifax August 1. She joined the Newfoundland Command in September after working up and left St. John’s September 26 for her first convoy, SC 46. She served as an ocean escort to and from Iceland until December, when she arrived in [...]
Major Harry Pike
Monday, 4 May 2009
“Maj. Harry Pike and his Flyin’ Fish was attached to the 16th Fighter Squadron when this picture was taken October 22, 1942 at Peishiyi. The following year he was shot down by flak over Hankow and survived a flaming crash although badly burned on his hands and face. A Japanese doctor in Hankow saved him [...]