Police arriving at the scene of a car crash
Drawing
late 1940s (made)
late 1940s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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 illustration in pen, ink and wash shows police arriving at the scene of a car crash. The image has been cropped in places to emphasize the heightened emotion of the subject. Black and white has been used to create strong contrasts of light and shade that reflect the lighting of Film Noir films of the late 1940s and early 1950s that would have appealed to an audience of this date.
This illustration in pen, ink and wash shows police arriving at the scene of a car crash. The image has been cropped in places to emphasize the heightened emotion of the subject. Black and white has been used to create strong contrasts of light and shade that reflect the lighting of Film Noir films of the late 1940s and early 1950s that would have appealed to an audience of this date.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Police arriving at the scene of a car crash (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Illustration showing Police arriving at the scene of a car crash |
| Physical description | Pen and ink illustration. A police car is shown in the bottom right hand corner. In the middle distance a car has crashed in to the side of a truck, the driver is shown slumped over the steering wheel. |
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| Credit line | Given by K. D. and E. F. Law |
| 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 illustration in pen, ink and wash shows police arriving at the scene of a car crash. The image has been cropped in places to emphasize the heightened emotion of the subject. Black and white has been used to create strong contrasts of light and shade that reflect the lighting of Film Noir films of the late 1940s and early 1950s that would have appealed to an audience of this date. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.181-2003 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2009 |
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