Illustration

Black and white retail fashion illustration on cardboard illustration board in colored pencil and graphite; features design by Mary McFadden; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final image; image of the same woman twice on the page, once on the left in a full-bodied walking pose, the other on the right in a much larger, half-body, turned to the side and leaning on her right forearm; she wears a knit shirt covered in a vertical black and white ribbing, with the darker ribs noticeably shiny; the shirt has a mock-turtleneck and bishop sleeves; her skirt falls below the knee, with a waistband leading into small accordion pleats; she accessorizes with a large square ring, painted nails, and a fan-like earring; signed “Dudley”; wax paper overlay for the illustration gives more information, reading, “exclusively ours! Wonderfully relaxed, whatever the hour. A perfect match in verticle [sic] ribbing- a trade hallmark of Mary McFadden’s style; Come see her collection designed with luxurious ease…”; measures 15 inches wide by 20 inches tall.

Dudley, Ellen

1970-1990

Donor: Terry Straavaldsen

Ellen Dudley Exhibit

Object ID #2024.04.21.ab

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Fashion drawing

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Still Image

Still Shot