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Man wearing a bowler hat

Drawing
ca. 1890-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Herbert Cole (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Pen and ink drawing of a man wearing a bowler hat, walking. Signed with monogram and inscribed 'memory'.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleMan wearing a bowler hat (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink drawing
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Pen and ink drawing by Herbert Cole depicting a man wearing a bowler hat, walking, Great Britain, ca. 1890-1929
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing of a man wearing a bowler hat, walking. Signed with monogram and inscribed 'memory'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.875in
  • Width: 3.6in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'H. C.' (Signed)
  • 'memory.' (Inscribed in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Clara Gilbert Cole, the wife of the artist
Subjects depicted
Bowler Hats
Walking
Bibliographic references
  • Herbert Cole (1867-1930) like Sylvia Pankhurst, studied at Manchester School of Art and was heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and illustrators like Walter Crane who had volunteered their work for papers like the Socialist League's 'Commonweal'. He married the anarchist and anti-militarist Clara Gilbert. Both Clara and Herbert seem to have been involved in suffragism, Herbert becoming the staff artist for the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) later progressing to provide illustrations for 'The Worker’s Dreadnought'. He was a prolific artist from the 1890s into the 1920s. His work included that as an illustrator for children’s books and a designer.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.545-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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