
Illustration
Item
Title
Illustration
Description
Fashion illustration for retail on cardboard illustration board in black ink, alcohol marker, and white paint; a faint light blue sketch can be seen beneath the final illustration; this illustration is paired with two plastic sheet overlays: the first has a transparent red tape which outlines the illustrations and creates a scalloped border on the left and right sides, the second plastic sheet says, “Spring ’81 is here- Come See!”; the advertisement displays an array of shoes and purses; on the far left is a line of four different shoes vertically- all heels of various sizes and details; next to them is a small woman in a short sleeved, below the knee white dress; she holds a handbag in her left hand; to the right of her is a very large foot modeling a wedge heel; to the right of that is a woman’s face, her hand in front of her cheek holding up a leather Coach purse; attached to it is a pair of sunglasses and a floral patterned scarf; on the far right is a vertical line of four purses; the top of the illustration board reads, “Page 6/7”; measures 40.5 inches wide by 30.5 inches tall.
Creator
Dudley, Ellen
Date
1980-1981
Source
Donor: Terry Straavaldsen
Is Part Of
Identifier
Object ID #2024.04.41.abc
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/2453233cd3a14344855c0d784e412661.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/4318.