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Night Air Attack before the Hitler Line Lawren P. Harris, 1945
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Night Air Attack before the Hitler Line

Lawren P. Harris Β· 1945

Why it's great

Flares and searchlights light up the sky over the Italian hills before an attack on the Hitler Line in 1944. Lawren P. Harris, an official Canadian war artist whose father was the famous Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris, painted it.

πŸ›οΈ Part of history

World War II (1939–1945) β€” Flares and searchlights light up the sky over the Italian hills before an attack on the Hitler Line in 1944.

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About the artist

Lawren P. Harris

1910–1994 Β· born in Toronto Β· died in Ottawa

Lawren P. Harris was a Canadian painter born in Toronto in 1910, the son of the Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris. He was an official Canadian war artist in World War II and later a teacher and painter. He died in Ottawa in 1994.

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