TAKING THE BLITZ TO AMERICA.

WORLD War II -- Propaganda; WORLD War II in art; GREAT Britain-United States relations; PAINTING exhibitions; LONDON Fire Brigade; GREAT Britain. Ministry of Information; BRITISH history; WORLD War II campaigns; HEROES in art; INTERNATIONAL relations; HISTORY; ART exhibitions

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The article discusses the propaganda campaign undertaken by the British as part of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's strategy of persuading the U.S. to join World War II. Particular focus is given to a collection of paintings depicting civilian heroism by members of the London Fire Brigade that were exhibited in the U.S. during 1941. An overview is provided of British Ministry of Information (MoI) and the British War Artists Advisory Committee's (WAAC's) role in exhibiting the paintings of London, England firemen in the U.S.