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Biggleswade Mobile Testing Unit, June 2020 by Peter Spens

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National Army Museum

Biggleswade / London · 2020 · National Army Museum

The Commission

Two paintings documenting the British Army's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One shows a mobile testing unit at Biggleswade. The other captures the PPE distribution office at Skipton House. Both were completed in June 2020, recording a moment of national effort through paint. These works now form part of the National Army Museum's permanent collection, preserving a visual record of the military's role during the crisis.

The Paintings

Biggleswade Mobile Testing Unit, June 2020

Biggleswade Mobile Testing Unit, June 2020

Oil on board, 27.4 x 40.5 cm

Army PPE office, Skipton House, June 2020

Army PPE office, Skipton House, June 2020

Oil on board, 27.4 x 40.3 cm

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