Edward Ardizzone was a full-time official war artist in the Second World War. He served with the British forces in France, Belgium, Britain, Northern Ireland, Egypt, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and Germany. He made almost 400 sketches and watercolours of the war scenes and wrote two books about his experiences. Some of his related artworks and diaries are at the Imperial War Museum.
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Edward Ardizzone was a full-time official war artist in the Second World War. He served with the British forces in France, Belgium, Britain, Northern Ireland, Egypt, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and Germany. He made almost 400 sketches and watercolours of the war scenes and wrote two books about his experiences. Some of his related artworks and diaries are at the Imperial War Museum.