London Characters
Print
20th century (made)
20th century (made)
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This proof of a book jacket exemplifies the illustrative style of Phyllis Ginger (1907-2005), characterized by distinctive and lively sketches of people in everyday situations and can be seen in book covers, advertisements and illustrations for works such as this one, for Hal Missingham's book 'London Characters'. Ginger is best known for her topographical landscapes in watercolours of British scenes painted as part of the Pilgrim Trust's 'Recording Britain' project, started in 1939 with the purpose of recording aspects of British landscape that might be destroyed and lost under enemy bombing. However, her first ambition was to become an illustrator. She was a prolific book illustrator and designer of book covers for publishers such as Puffin, JM Dent and the magazine Harper's Bazaar, as well as pictorial adverisements. Portraiture, especially of her own family (she had married silversmith Leslie Durbin in 1940) was to occupy her especially in her later years.
Object details
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| Title | London Characters (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Proof for book jacket for Hal Minningham's London Characters, designed by Phyllis Ginger. |
| Physical description | Proof of a colour lithograph design for a book jacket to Hal Missingham's London Characters, published by Central Publishers in ? The cover shows five men ranging from mid-thirties to seventies in age, wearing a variety of hats and clothes. One man wears a waist-coat, another a scarf and another is holding a glass. The colour scheme is green for the clothing and red-brown for the outlines of the mens hands and faces and lettering of title and author name. The lettering of the spine is green for the title and brown for the author and publisher details. The crosses and holes are still visible where paper was attached for registering during printing process (left and right). |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Durbin and Eleanor Durbin |
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| Summary | This proof of a book jacket exemplifies the illustrative style of Phyllis Ginger (1907-2005), characterized by distinctive and lively sketches of people in everyday situations and can be seen in book covers, advertisements and illustrations for works such as this one, for Hal Missingham's book 'London Characters'. Ginger is best known for her topographical landscapes in watercolours of British scenes painted as part of the Pilgrim Trust's 'Recording Britain' project, started in 1939 with the purpose of recording aspects of British landscape that might be destroyed and lost under enemy bombing. However, her first ambition was to become an illustrator. She was a prolific book illustrator and designer of book covers for publishers such as Puffin, JM Dent and the magazine Harper's Bazaar, as well as pictorial adverisements. Portraiture, especially of her own family (she had married silversmith Leslie Durbin in 1940) was to occupy her especially in her later years. |
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| Accession number | E.326-2007 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2008 |
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