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14th July 2025

There was a sadly all-too-brief exhibition in London in May entitled "Doris Zinkeisen and the British Red Cross: Brushstrokes from the front lines". Fortunately, though, an excellent book was produced to coincide with the week-long show which concentrated on her work as an official war artist and presented a fascinating contrast with her glamorous personal image and pre-war society portraits. This is her famous Self Portrait (1929, NPG).
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