Illustration

Black and white illustration meant for newspaper advertisement on cardboard illustration board in charcoal; a landscape scene is suggested with four fashionable women pictured; the first woman is on the far right, sitting on a bench with a paper bag and pigeon; she wears a matching jacket and skirt set with a houndstooth pattern; the jacket has a v-neckline with no collar, shoulder pads, a lacy handkerchief in the chest pocket and thin, decorative buckle belt around the waist; her below the knee straight skirt has a large vent at the bottom of the center front seam, which opens as she sits with legs crossed; finally, the blouse underneath her jacket is a dark color with a notched lapel; the next woman stands in profile, her open jacket’s back flowing slightly in the breeze; the jacket has a peter pan collar, piping around the seams, and a slight checkerboard pattern that may be a print or texture; she has a simple gray top underneath, not very visible; her ankle length pants are straight-legged with a houndstooth print; on her head is a bowler hat with her short hair slicked back underneath; she holds out a small paper bag of food for the pigeons; the third woman stands facing forward, wearing a light-colored long sleeve shirt and matching below the knee A-line skirt; around her waist is a tied belt made of rope; the round neckline of her shirt has a lacy collar which is wide and follows the shape of the neckline; in her left hand, she holds a white handbag; the final woman on the far right stands with her hand on her hip and one leg outstretched; she wears a gray cardigan with a ribbed shirt collar and a striped scarf hanging from her neck; she has simple white, straight-legged pants with creases; there is a wide-brimmed fedora on her head; four pigeons are on the ground; the wax paper overlay reads, “W. J. Rendall’s- Westgate Mall”; there are various notes in the right margin; the protective paper cover for this illustration has Ellen Dudley’s logo; measures 30.5 inches wide by 20 7/16 inches tall.

Dudley, Ellen

1970-1990

Donor: Terry Straavaldsen

Object ID #2024.04.40.ab

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Fashion drawing

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Still Image

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