London Blackout

Molly Bobak · 1944

Why it's great

A dark London street during the wartime blackout, when all lights were turned off so that bombers could not find the city. Molly Bobak, a Canadian war artist, painted it in 1944.

🏛️ Part of history

World War II (1939–1945) — A dark London street during the wartime blackout, when all lights were turned off so that bombers could not find the city.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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About the artist

Molly Bobak

1920–2014 · born in Lulu Island

Molly Bobak was a Canadian painter born in Vancouver in 1920. She was the first woman official war artist in the Canadian army in World War II, married the artist Bruno Bobak, and lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick, until she died in 2014.