ca. 1940 - ca. 1950 (made)
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Wilfrid R. Addey was 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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Offset lithograph of a design for a beer advert by Wilfrid R. Addey; British, ca. 1940 - ca. 1950 |
| Physical description | Black and white image of a woman with blond styled hair in sleeveless dress lying on a bed next to a man with large moustache wearing striped pyjamas and drinking beer. Underneath is a slogan "- but Beer is Best!" |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "- but Beer is Best!" (Below image, Beer and Best in outline lettering) |
| 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. |
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| Summary | Wilfrid R. Addey was 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. |
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| Accession number | E.190-2003 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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