design for an advert for a car instruction manual
Drawing
latter half of 20th century (made)
latter half of 20th century (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 drawing in ink is for an advertisement for a car instruction book. The illustration shows a car instruction book held in a left hand in the centre of the composition. Depth is created through hatched lines in black against white and lines being scraped into the black ink to reveal the white of the board underneath. There is a feeling of movement in the pages being turned by the thumb of the hand. The curving form of the pages in the top right corner contrasts with two straight lines that project from the pages to the bottom left corner, simulating the headlights of a car.
This drawing in ink is for an advertisement for a car instruction book. The illustration shows a car instruction book held in a left hand in the centre of the composition. Depth is created through hatched lines in black against white and lines being scraped into the black ink to reveal the white of the board underneath. There is a feeling of movement in the pages being turned by the thumb of the hand. The curving form of the pages in the top right corner contrasts with two straight lines that project from the pages to the bottom left corner, simulating the headlights of a car.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | design for an advert for a car instruction manual (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Scratchboard, backed onto card |
| Brief description | Sraperboard illustration of a hand holding a car instruction manual, by Wilfrid R. Addey; British, latter half of 20th century |
| Physical description | Pen and ink sraperboard illustration featuring a hand holding a car instruction manual |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | CLIFFORD MILBURN AND COMPANY'S / WATER COLOUR / BOARDS, [address etc] (Back of mount card) |
| 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. |
| Subject 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 ink is for an advertisement for a car instruction book. The illustration shows a car instruction book held in a left hand in the centre of the composition. Depth is created through hatched lines in black against white and lines being scraped into the black ink to reveal the white of the board underneath. There is a feeling of movement in the pages being turned by the thumb of the hand. The curving form of the pages in the top right corner contrasts with two straight lines that project from the pages to the bottom left corner, simulating the headlights of a car. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.198-2003 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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