Design Drawing
late 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 pen and ink drawing is a design for an advert for a car. The car is shown in the courtyard of a country house through an archway. "For Romantic and Comfortable Travelling" is written in the bottom centre of the composition.
This pen and ink drawing is a design for an advert for a car. The car is shown in the courtyard of a country house through an archway. "For Romantic and Comfortable Travelling" is written in the bottom centre of the composition.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Design for an advert for a car |
| Physical description | Pen illustration for an advert for a car. A car is shown in the courtyard of a country house through an archway. "For Romantic and Comfortable Travelling" is written in the bottom centre of the composition. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'For Romantic and Comfortable Travelling' (Written in the lower half of the composition.) |
| 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 pen and ink drawing is a design for an advert for a car. The car is shown in the courtyard of a country house through an archway. "For Romantic and Comfortable Travelling" is written in the bottom centre of the composition. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.176-2003 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2009 |
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