Drawing
ca. 1940 - ca. 1950 (made)
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Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s.
This drawing in pen and ink shows two women in a bedroom wearing underwear. The figure on the right is seated on a bed with a cigarette in her right hand while the woman on the left stands in front of her talking. The figure types of these two women, with their thin high eyebrows, defined lips, long faces and long willowy bodies follow the style of fashion illustration in the 1940s. Illustrations such as this would probably have been used to advertise lingerie.
This drawing in pen and ink shows two women in a bedroom wearing underwear. The figure on the right is seated on a bed with a cigarette in her right hand while the woman on the left stands in front of her talking. The figure types of these two women, with their thin high eyebrows, defined lips, long faces and long willowy bodies follow the style of fashion illustration in the 1940s. Illustrations such as this would probably have been used to advertise lingerie.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen ink and wash on card |
| Brief description | Drawing in pen and ink and wash, of women in a dressing room, by Wilfrid R. Addey; British, ca. 1940 - ca. 1950 |
| Physical description | Black and white image of two woman with styled hair (one blond, one brunette) in lingerie, stockings and high heels in a fashionable interior, possibly a boutique dressing room. The brunette is sitting on a bed and holding a cigarette in her right hand; the blond is standing up holding a garment and talking to the other woman. The interior features striped bedspread, french windows, a standard lamp, cabinet, plant and plant stand, and large pouffe cushion. Garments, one fur lie on the bed either side of the seated woman. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by K. D. and E. F. Law |
| Historical context | Wilfrid R. Addey worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s. This drawing in pen and ink shows two women in a bedroom wearing underwear. The figure on the right is seated on a bed with a cigarette in her right hand while the woman on the left stands in front of her talking. The figure types of these two women, with their thin high eyebrows, defined lips, long faces and long willowy bodies follow the style of fashion illustration in the 1940s. Illustrations such as this would probably have been used to advertise lingerie. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.191-2003 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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