'Pin-up' girl speaking on the telephone with a letter in her hand
Watercolour
1940s (made)
1940s (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 watercolour shows a pin-up girl kneeling on the floor facing left while turning her head slightly out to the audience. She is shown wearing a pink bikini. Bikinis first appeared in Europe in 1947 and reportedly created a shock in France when women began wearing them on the beaches. The pin-up is shown talking on a telephone while in her left hand she holds what is presumably a love letter, signed with six kisses. The figure type, with her thin high eyebrows, long eyelashes, defined lips, long face and long willowy body is typical of the 1940s.
This watercolour shows a pin-up girl kneeling on the floor facing left while turning her head slightly out to the audience. She is shown wearing a pink bikini. Bikinis first appeared in Europe in 1947 and reportedly created a shock in France when women began wearing them on the beaches. The pin-up is shown talking on a telephone while in her left hand she holds what is presumably a love letter, signed with six kisses. The figure type, with her thin high eyebrows, long eyelashes, defined lips, long face and long willowy body is typical of the 1940s.
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Title | 'Pin-up' girl speaking on the telephone with a letter in her hand (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
Brief description | Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999). Watercolour showing a pin-up girl wearing a bikini. She is shown speakingon the telephone while holding a love letter in her left hand. 20th century British School. |
Physical description | Watercolour showing a 'pin-up' girl wearing a bikini. She is shown speaking on the telephone while holding a love letter in her left hand. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'ADDEY' (Signed in blue ink below the figure's left elbow) |
Credit line | Given by K. D. and E. F. Law |
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 watercolour shows a pin-up girl kneeling on the floor facing left while turning her head slightly out to the audience. She is shown wearing a pink bikini. Bikinis first appeared in Europe in 1947 and reportedly created a shock in France when women began wearing them on the beaches. The pin-up is shown talking on a telephone while in her left hand she holds what is presumably a love letter, signed with six kisses. The figure type, with her thin high eyebrows, long eyelashes, defined lips, long face and long willowy body is typical of the 1940s. |
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Accession number | E.210-2003 |
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Record created | May 14, 2009 |
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