Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Researchers
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of advertisement sketches of women's fashions and accessories
Date: circa 1920-circa 1939
Collection Number: MS-P044
Extent:
0.1 linear feet
(1 oversized folder)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
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.
Important Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
Collection of Advertisement Sketches of Women's Fashions and Accessories. MS-P044. Special Collections and Archives, The
UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Acquired, 2001.
Processing History
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Fashion drawing -- Archives.
Fashion -- History -- Archives.
Women's clothing -- History -- Archives.
Advertising -- Fashion advertising -- Archives.
Fashion drawing -- Pictorial works.
Fashion -- Pictorial works.
Women's clothing -- Pictorial works.
Advertising -- Fashion -- Pictorial works.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Fashion design drawings -- 20th century.
Sketches -- 20th century.
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