1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Lander Monument, Truro is a 1943 watercolor by Barbara Jones, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour painting depicts a tall, slender monument with a statue at the top, set against a backdrop of buildings and a cloudy sky. The monument is rendered in shades of brown and grey, with the statue appearing to be a person in a long coat. In the foreground, a black metal fence is visible, with a building featuring a chimney and windows to the right of the monument. The painting's use of watercolour creates a soft, dreamy quality, with the cloudy sky and buildings blending together in a gentle haze. The monument stands out as a focal point, drawing the viewer's eye upwards. The artist's use of chiaroscuro adds depth and dimension to the painting, creating a sense of volume and texture.
A watercolour by Barbara Jones from 1943 depicts the Lander Monument in Truro, showing a tall column topped with a statue of the Cornish explorer Richard Lander. The work was created as part of the "Recording Britain" project, a wartime initiative that employed artists to document sites of national significance across England between 1940 and 1943. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust and overseen by Sir Kenneth Clark, the scheme aimed to preserve images of landscapes, buildings, and monuments perceived as vulnerable to wartime damage or modernization. The collection includes works by artists such as…
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Barbara Mildred Jones (25 December 1912 – 28 August 1978) was an English artist, writer and mural painter. She is known for curating the exhibition Black Eyes and Lemonade (1951) and her book The Unsophisticated Arts (1951).
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