| Reference Number | 2012.103/C/1/2 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Title | Photographs of a mural for Finham Park Hostel, Coventry |
| Date | 1942 |
| Description | Two black and white photographs of Annan's murals 'Neptune Tea-Bar' and 'Street Scene' painted for the tea-bar at the Finham Park Hostel, Coventry mounted on card. Both mounts are annotated on the front [by Annan?] with contextual details about the mural, including artist, location, date, medium and size. |
| Notes | The mural at the Finham Park Hostel was paid for by workers living at the Hostel. It was executed by the Artists and Designers Group (Leamington), a collective of artists established by members of the Artists' International Association (AIA). Out of all its regional groups, Leamington was one of the largest and most prolific collectives of the day, largely due to the fact that it was the home of the Camouflage Directorate to which a large number of artists were deployed during the war. Both Annan and Tennant were active members of the group, with Annan undertaking a number of murals as part of the collective. |
| Related Material | See 2012.103/D/1 for a file of papers related to mural commissions undertaken in the Leamington Spa and Coventry area between 1942-1944, including additional photographs of the Finham Park Hostel mural; and 2012.103/C/1/3 for photographs of Annan's mural 'The Good Earth' also painted by the Artists and Designers Group. |