Milford Haven, first voyage, 1940 (paper, ink, watercolour)

Creator: John Kingsley Cook Cook left Cardiff on board the 'Royal Crown' in late December 1940, and drew Milford Haven on this first trip. This sketch was drawn on the back of a piece of navigational chart. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-1994) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk off the coast of Algeria in 1941, the survivors being taken captive and held there until liberated after the Allied landing in North Africa in 1942. He resumed service after a few months recuperating at home, and was discharged in August 1945, when he joined the staff at the Edinburgh College of Art. There, he taught engraving and graphic design and lectured on the History of Art, before being appointed Head of Design in 1960. He retired in 1971.