Friday, 13 February 2015

War Art & Surgery 
Hunterian Museum, The Royal College of Surgeons of England,

An exhibition curated from 150 pieces of reportage artwork representing military surgeons in training and recently wounded soldiers on their road to recovery ends Saturday 14th February 2015. 
The drawings made on location between 2012 - 2014 hang alongside all 72 of the College's striking pastels of wounded servicemen by surgeon-artist Henry Tonks from 1916-1918.

The Midgley works will be exhibited again during 2015 in Bury, July to September, and at 
The Brindley, Runcorn
from October to November.



http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian/war-art-and-surgery/exhibitions-and-displays

Monday, 2 February 2015


Andrew Graham Dixon talks on Wednesday 4th Feb 2015
about Henry Tonks WW1 portraits in the War Art & Surgery exhibition
Royal College of Surgeons
35 - 43 Lincolns Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE
drawings by Henry Tonks and Julia Midgley



Monday, 12 January 2015

War Art & Surgery
watercolour drawings

to acquire drawings from the portfolio contact julia@juliamidgley.co.uk





Friday, 21 November 2014

article in The Lancet vol.384
about War Art & Surgery


Saturday, 25 October 2014

Between the Lines - drawings of military medicine past and present

an illustrated talk at The Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons,
Lincolns Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
Tuesday 28th October 2014  1.00 p.m.

info for tickets etc :-



Saturday, 4 October 2014

War, Art and Surgery: The work of Henry Tonks & Julia Midgley

"Written to coincide with the War, Art and Surgery exhibitions, this accompanying book will provide the first full illustrated catalogue of the Royal College of Surgeons collection of works by Tonks and artwork created by Midgley for the exhibition - with short essays and testimonies from personnel involved." 

Ed. Samuel J.M.M. Alberti (London: Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2014).

This publication has been generously supported by Mr Frank Cockett FRCS and Mrs Dorothea Cockett MBE.


available from the Hunterian Museum shop, Royal College of Surgeons of England
and Amazon.co.uk