Mary M. Kessell (1914-1977) was a British artist who worked across a diverse range of media, including paint, charcoal and needlework. As a student she illustrated books, but later worked as a designer for Shell and for the Needlework Development Scheme (NDS), as well as lecturing at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. In 1945, Kessell was commissioned as an official war artist (one of only three women) and sent to Germany; she became known for her charcoal drawings of refugees, mostly women and children and survivors of Bergen-Belsen (see her Notes from Belsen Camp, 1945). Her work is held in various national collections, including the Imperial War Museum, Tate and V&A. Miss Eve Harrison remains a mystery.