Eric Ravilious exhibition at the Towner.

Ravilious, who died far too young in 1942, has local connections. His paintings and woodcuts reflect the local Sussex scenery.

He was a war artist and lost his life in the service of his country:

"On 28 August 1942 Ravilious flew to Reykjavík and then travelled on to RAF Kaldadarnes. The day he arrived there, 1 September, a Lockheed Hudson aircraft had failed to return from a patrol. The next morning three planes were despatched at dawn to search for the missing plane and Ravilious opted to join one of the crews. The plane he was on also failed to return and after four days of further searching, the RAF declared Ravilious and the four-man crew lost in action. His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial."