John Martin

A farm worker ploughing a field in preparation for a crop of sugar beet, The Fens, 19 December 1946. Photo by Russell Westwood/Popperfoto/Getty Images.

Ploughing Up Postwar Britain

Postwar state support for agriculture in the UK has been hailed a great success, but it had unexpected consequences.

Topolski's Brush with the United Nations

Gallery owner John Martin appeals to readers to help identify figures in a significant work ‘The Opening Session of the United Nations’ by the twentieth-century artist Feliks Topolski.