Linda Kitson: Drawings and Projects (Exhibition)


Linda Kitson’s line drawings have recorded seminal moments in British history. This exhibition explores her work of the last 40 years including drawings of the 1982 Falklands War as the first officially commissioned female war artist to accompany troops into combat. It will also include her drawings behind the scenes at the BBC’s 50th anniversary in 1972 and on Fleet Street for The Times before the Wapping Dispute and 1980s move to digital printing. Alongside Kitson’s drawings for The Folio Society and Spectator, the exhibition will show her most recent iPad drawings which explore the drama of city architecture.

Argentinian Pucaras at Stanley Airstrip, Falklands War, 1982 © Linda Kitson

The show at the House of Illustration, Great Britains only public gallery dedicated solely to illustration, is curated by Quentin Blake, the founder of the House of Illustration.

House of Illustration, 3 March – 30 April 2017