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In June 1940, Lom was one of many German-speaking refugees, reclassified as enemy aliens and interned at Huyton, a recently completed housing estate outside Liverpool. Lom’s fellow internees included émigré artists Hugo Dachinger, Walter Nessler and Samson Schames, who all also produced works within the camp. Shortly after his release, Lom published an illustrated autobiographical account of his internment, 'Never Mind, Mr Lom' (Macmillan, 1941), with a cover design of a figure silhouetted against coils of barbed wire. Given a room to paint in, Lom describes making a collapsible easel from salvaged wooden posts and door hinges, using a piece of slate as a palette and, at least initially, working with watercolours and cartridge paper brought from home.
Title
Woman Seated at a Table
Date
c.1940–1941
Medium
collage & watercolour on newspaper
Measurements
H 44 x W 30 cm
Accession number
1987-246
Acquisition method
presented by Cyril J. Ross
Work type
Mixed media & collage
