Guide to the Collection of Advertisement Sketches of Women's Fashions and Accessories MS.P.044
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inventory added by Zoe MacLeod, 2020
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Title: Collection of advertisement sketches of women's fashions and
accessories
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.044
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 oversized folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1920-1939
Abstract: This collection comprises 16 hand-drawn
and hand-colored sketches of magazine advertisements for women's clothing and other
products, such as beach towels, hosiery, and cigarettes. The sketches were created with
various media, including pencil, ink, colored pencil, and watercolor, and are on stiff
boards. The sketches represent the integration of abstract styles, such as Cubism, Orphism,
and Synchromism, into mainstream, commercial use.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
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Collection of Advertisement Sketches of Women's Fashions and Accessories. MS-P044. Special
Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
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Acquired, 2001.
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises 16 hand-drawn and hand-colored sketches of magazine
advertisements for women's clothing and other products, including beach towels, hosiery, and
cigarettes. The sketches were created with various media, including pencil, ink, colored
pencil, and watercolor, and are on stiff boards. The sketches represent the integration of
abstract styles, such as Cubism, Orphism, and Synchromism, into mainstream commercial use.
No information is available on the use of the sketches or their creator.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fashion -- History -- Sources
Fashion drawing
Fashion -- Pictorial works.
Fashion drawing -- Pictorial works.
Advertising -- Fashion
Women's clothing -- History.
Sketches -- 20th century.
Fashion design drawings -- 20th century.
Advertising -- Fashion -- Pictorial works.
Women's clothing -- Pictorial works.
box FB-043, folder 5
Folder 1 circa 1920-1939