UC Irvine, Special Collections

Advertisement sketches of women's fashions and accessories (Collection of), circa 1920-1939

Collection of advertisement sketches of women's fashions and accessories, circa 1920-1939

Summary

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.

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet (1 oversized folder)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

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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Background

Scope and content:: 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.
Acquisition information:: Acquired, 2001.
Processing information:: Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Fashion -- History -- Sources
Fashion drawing
Fashion -- Pictorial works.
Fashion drawing -- Pictorial works.
Advertising -- Fashion
Women's clothing -- History.
Advertising -- Fashion -- Pictorial works.
Women's clothing -- Pictorial works.
Sketches -- 20th century.
Fashion design drawings -- 20th century.

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the University of California. Intellectual property rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.