Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Illustration

Item

2024.04.15.jpg

Title

Illustration

Description

Black and white illustration on cardboard illustration board in colored pencil and graphite; very faint light blue sketch can be seen below final image; image of three women in swimwear, surrounded by stylized water splashes and pearls; largest woman in forefront leans forward with arms behind in dynamic pose; her bathing suit is a black one-piece with shoulders traps and an open back, it has a tropical leaf print; woman behind her is smaller in size and stands forward in a basic pose with slanted shoulders; her one-piece bathing suit has a sweetheart neckline and thin shoulder straps; the suit is very silky and shiny, with the center front and lower side seams ruched to show off this shine; there is a small tied bow on her left hip; the final woman is one the top right and is smallest in size; her one-piece bathing suit has a straight neckline and a dotted print with three diagonal lines along chest and stomach; overtop, she wears an oversized button-up with vertical stripes and raglan sleeves; she also has small sunglasses on top of her head; signed “Dudley”; measures 15 inches wide by 20 inches long.

Creator

Dudley, Ellen

Date

1970-1990

Source

Donor: Terry Straavaldsen

Is Part Of

Ellen Dudley Exhibit

Identifier

https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/6a9337905a092481454dde90b669d167.jpg
Object ID #2024.04.15

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Subject

Fashion drawing
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Type

Still Image

Format

Still Shot

Citation

Dudley, Ellen, “Illustration,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed March 18, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4292.