More than Meets the Eye: Artists and Camouflage

The Arts Society Harpenden Area hosts a lecture by Jo Walton on how artists designed camouflage during the World Wars.

This Arts Society Harpenden Area lecture, given by Jo Walton, examines how artists became involved in designing camouflage during the First and Second World Wars. It looks at the background to the development of camouflage, drawing on new ideas about optics and perception used to mislead and deceive the enemy. The talk also explores how artists such as Hugh Casson, Oliver Messel and Julian Trevelyan contributed to the war effort. Non-members may book online, with further details and membership information available from the society's website.