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William Wilson RSA
1905-1972

William Wilson RSA 1905-1972

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: William Wilson RSA, Until the Cities be Wasted and The Land be Desolate with Desolation (Christmas Card 1940), 1940 Front
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: William Wilson RSA, Until the Cities be Wasted and The Land be Desolate with Desolation (Christmas Card 1940), 1940 Inside
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: William Wilson RSA, Until the Cities be Wasted and The Land be Desolate with Desolation (Christmas Card 1940), 1940 Woodblock

William Wilson RSA 1905-1972

Until the Cities be Wasted and The Land be Desolate with Desolation (Christmas Card 1940), 1940
Wood engraving and wood block
12.8 x 6.8 cm [14.6 x 9.5 cm]

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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) William Wilson RSA, Until the Cities be Wasted and The Land be Desolate with Desolation (Christmas Card 1940), 1940
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Wilson was particularly saddened by the Second World War. His Christmas card from 1940 is one of the beleakest of all his images and places a traditional Chrsit crucified against...
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Wilson was particularly saddened by the Second World War. His Christmas card from 1940 is one of the beleakest of all his images and places a traditional Chrsit crucified against an Anderson air raid shelter with a man weilding a gas mask and a torch.
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