Second World War Popham was compiling a study of
Rubens as a research associate of a German historian in London In 1945, Popham became one of the
Monuments Men, seeking to prevent the destruction of cultural artefacts in Germany, and to restore artworks stolen by the Nazis. She travelled to
Bünde, the only female member of the programme and the only civilian, albeit with a rank of major. Anne Bell's diaries of her time with the Monument Men are now at the
Imperial War Museum archives.
Arts Council Anne Popham joined the Arts Council in 1947. She was responsible for the publication of exhibition catalogues. She also escorted paintings from the
Alte Pinakothek in Munich for an exhibition at the
National Gallery, London.
Virginia Woolf Anne Bell assisted her husband, Quentin Bell, in his monumental biography of
Virginia Woolf by compiling index cards for each month of her life, and copying
Leonard Woolf's diaries. The biography was published to acclaim in 1972. Anne Bell then edited the diaries of Virginia Woolf, publishing them in five volumes starting in 1977. She then published a book ''Editing Virginia Woolf's Diary'', detailing her work as editor.
Charleston The
Charleston Farmhouse was the country seat of the
Bloomsbury group. After the death of
Duncan Grant in 1978, Anne was instrumental in establishing a charitable trust to preserve the property. The artistic influence of the Bloomsbury group was fading by then, and the farmhouse itself was in a poor state of repair. It took six years of fundraising to monetise the trust. Charleston became open to the public in the 1980s, presented in the period style of the Bloomsbury group. Till her death, she was the president of the trust. She was also an expert on the artworks preserved there, and an editor of
Canvas, the publication of the Friends of Charleston. ==Later life==