L7145-001

Fete on 11th July 1942, put on by prisoners at Mecheria Long Caption: Sketch of street scene with horse and possibly circus entertainers. Painted on a piece of canvas glued to the back of a print pasted on board. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-1994) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk off the coast of Algeria in 1941, the survivors being taken captive and held there until liberated after the Allied landing in North Africa in 1942. He resumed service after a few months recuperating at home, and was discharged in August 1945, when he joined the staff at the Edinburgh College of Art. There, he taught engraving and graphic design and lectured on the History of Art, before being appointed Head of Design in 1960. He retired in 1971. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by the artist's family, 2012. Object: ZBA5458 Artist: John Kingsley Cook Date: 1942 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 360 mm x 470 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.