Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Monday, December 21, 2020

The Aerial Art of the Carline Brothers

Brothers Sydney and Richard Carline were employed as official war artists by the Imperial War Museum during the First World War, each tasked with documenting aerial warfare. Between 1918 and 1920, the brothers produced dozens of artworks recording views over the Western Front, the Italian Front, and the Middle East. The images below are displayed at 580 pixels, but are downloadable at 1200 pixels.



 Flying Above Kirkuk, Kurdistan
Sydney Carline




The Destruction of the Turkish Transport
in the Gorge of the Wadi Fara, Palestine 

Sydney Carline



The Sea of Galilee from Above the Clouds   
Sydney Carline



Flying Over the Desert at Sunset, Mesopotamia 
Sydney Carline



On Patrol, over the Asiago Plateau, Italy, 1918 
Sydney Carline



 British Patrol Over the Julian Alps
Sydney Carline



Air Battle over Kut El Amara in the
Loop of the River Tigris
Richard Carline



Jerusalem and the Dead Sea from an Aeroplane
Richard Carline



Mount Hermon and Mount Sannin above the Clouds
Richard Carline



Mine Craters at Albert (Somme)
Richard Carline





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