James Morris

James Morris (1908–1989) was a British war artist during the Second World War.

Biography 5th Commando - Custom Inspection on the Anglo-Chinese Frontier, Hong Kong, 1945 (Art. IWM ARTLD 5817) Morris worked as a miner in South Wales until 1929, when he moved to London, where he worked as a designer throughout the 1930s, including a spell as an interior designer for Harrods. At the start of World War Two, he worked in civil defence for a brief period before joining the Royal Navy as a signaller. Morris served on Arctic convoy ships, including one that was shelled by the Tirpitz. He recorded naval scenes aboard and , cityscapes and war damage including works showing areas of Yokohama that had been extensively bombed. He recorded the interior of the imperial Diet in Tokyo and the post-war celebrations in Shanghai.