The Face of Courage - The Art of Eric Kennington
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For much of his distinguished career, Kennington was regularly classed by leading critics as belonging to the ranks of such exceptional portraitists as: Hans Holbein the Younger; Albrecht Dürer; Franz Hals; Van Gogh and Augustus John. Furthermore, many of his artistic contemporaries rated him as one of the finest draughtsman of his day and while among famous contemporaries who admired Kennington’s portraiture were: Winston Churchill; J.B. Priestley; Siegfried Sassoon; George Bernard Shaw; Geoffrey de Havilland; Richard Hillary and T.E. Lawrence. The exhibition will present about three dozen works covering all of the Armed Services, the Auxiliary Services and London Transport and some notable civilians.
Admission to the Face of Courage and to the Royal Air Force Museum London is free of charge. Please note that the museum charges a small car-parking fee of £2.50 for a stay of up to 3 hours and £3.50 for a stay of up to 6 hours.
The Royal Air Force Museum London, Grahame Park Way, Colindale, London, London NW9 5LL
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