National Gallery daytime concerts during WWII, 1939
Emptied of its Old Masters (transferred to a place of safety in the country), the National Gallery re-opened to the public as a concert hall during World War II. Performances were given every day except Saturday and Sunday with many artists performing for free. Picture shows a general view of the crowded hall with standing room only when Dame Myra Hess, the famous pianist, and responsible for organising the concerts, was playing
Picture No
10583041
Media ID
46692437
Size
3700px x 4762px
(1.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 21 October 1939
Date
1939
