
Illustration
Item
Title
Illustration
Description
Black and white retail illustration on cardboard illustration board in charcoal with details in white paint; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final image; image of a woman from the waist up in the middle of the page, smiling subtly while holding up many wallets, handbags, and purses; her blouse is stylized and unfinished, showcasing the bags in this advertisement; in her right hand appear to be two of the same wallets, one open; there is also a large purse hanging down in a shiny, vertically striped fabric; in her left hand is a handbag with diagonal line details and two purses: a medium sized one with two large contrasting vertical lines in different shades and a large purse with four vertical zippers on the front and a small scale square pattern in white paint; signed “Dudley”; the wax overlay reads, “Handbags she’ll love. Here we’ve shown just a glimpse of what’s in store. A gift she’ll love and use day after day.”; the bottom of the page reads, “Black Rose. ODANA SHOPPES. 6109 ODANA RD 273-1888. Holiday Boutique Hrs.”; the protective cardboard cover has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 15 inches wide by 20.5 inches tall.
Creator
Dudley, Ellen
Date
1970-1990
Source
Donor: Terry Straavaldsen
Is Part Of
Identifier
Object ID #2024.04.33.abc
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/506085eeba83020624a29c389a0588ee.jpg
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subject
Fashion drawing
Advertisements
Type
Still Image
Format
Still Shot
Collection
Citation
Dudley, Ellen, “Illustration,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed March 26, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4310.