
Illustration
Item
Title
Illustration
Description
Black and white retail illustration on cardboard illustration board in charcoal and white paint; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final image; image of two women walking down a bridge toward the viewer; the woman on the left wears a pantsuit that has a very thin and condensed vertical stripe print in white; the patch pockets on her jacket show the print going diagonally in opposite directions, meeting in a point at the pocket’s front; her blouse underneath has a v-neckline and notched lapel which matches the jacket; her left hand runs through her hair, while her right holds a striped handkerchief in the breeze; the woman on the right wears a white short-sleeved top with a deep square neckline, which comes down to a point at the center front; underneath is a slightly unbuttoned shirt with a basic shirt collar; she also wears a below the knee pencil skirt which has a belt and single flap pocket on the right hip; her shirt and skirt have the same white striped print; in the upper left of the image is a bright white sun; the wax paper overlay has been torn and heavily creased; above the women, it reads, “Classic Summer Cord: In the winner’s circle”; there are notes in the right-side margin; the protective paper cover for this illustration has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 22.5 inches wide by 28.25 inches long.
Creator
Dudley, Ellen
Date
1970-1990
Source
Donor: Terry Straavaldsen
Is Part Of
Identifier
Object ID #2024.04.38.abc
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/a75f9133e4e282c8e9a35962345f11cb.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/4315.