SKU: 11723
Evan Charlton
(1904 - 1984)
Canal Girls, 1944
£3,370
Evan Charlton (1904 - 1984)
£3,370
Size:
Height – 43cm
Width – 28cm
1 in stock
During World War II, “canal girls” were young women who took on the tough and physically demanding job of operating canal boats to transport essential goods like coal and steel across Britain’s waterways. With many men away at war, these women—often from the Women’s Training Scheme—kept the supply chains running, despite harsh weather, long hours, and grueling manual labor. Living in cramped cabins and navigating complex locks, they played a vital yet often overlooked role in the war effort, proving their resilience and adaptability in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
Evan Charlton was born in London and studied at London University in
1923-27; then at the Slade School of Fine Arts in 1930-33. He began
teaching in Bristol in 1935 and became head of Cardiff School of Art in
1938-45. He was an official war artist in the Second World War. He took
part in a
number of group exhibitions, mainly in Wales, including Royal National
Eisteddfod, WAC and National Library of Wales in Aberstwyth. He held a
series of one man shows, including The Welsh Gallery in Abergavenny in
1973.A memorial show was held in 1985 by the National Museum of Wales
in Cardiff.
His work is represented in Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea and
National Museum of Wales.
