What sort of artists run the MOD?
The MOD has admitted spending £272,000 on a couple of paintings for its new HQ. In keeping with our times the paintings are modernistic blobs of colour and a spokesman was disparaging about the idea of putting “second rate” paintings of “dead admirals” on the walls.
It is probably expecting too much to think that the MOD might want to celebrate the deeds of admirals like Nelson who saved Britain from being invaded by the Hitler of his time. But a time when soldiers are being sent of to war without the proper equipment one might have expected them to have priorities other than new paintings.
The full article from the Telegraph is on this link.
It is probably expecting too much to think that the MOD might want to celebrate the deeds of admirals like Nelson who saved Britain from being invaded by the Hitler of his time. But a time when soldiers are being sent of to war without the proper equipment one might have expected them to have priorities other than new paintings.
The full article from the Telegraph is on this link.