YMCA Hut, Camberwell Green 1916-18
YMCA Hut, Camberwell Green 1916-18
Russell Reeve (1895 - 1970)
Date: 1923
Dimensions:
584.2 x 482.6 mm
Medium: Water-colour
Object number: GA0079
DescriptionDuring the First World War, the YMCA set up many temporary huts like this around the country. They served as social centres for servicemen on leave or recuperating from injuries.
The artist made this painting several years after the war, either from memory or a photograph.
The artist made this painting several years after the war, either from memory or a photograph.