A sailor on the dock, smoking. Colour process print after G.A.S., ca. 1915.

Date:
[ca. 1915]
Reference:
2059470i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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A sailor on the dock, smoking. Colour process print after G.A.S., ca. 1915. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

London ; Tunbridge Wells : The Photochrom Co. Ltd., [ca. 1915] (All British production)

Physical description

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 14 x 8.8 cm

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Lettering

H.M.S Irresistible. G.A.S. Copyright design Lengthy inscription on verso.

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Depictions of sailors in popular art of this period frequently present both extremely masculine and rather feminised images. In the present postcard, an 'Irresistible' ginger sailor waits on the quayside, posing with hand on hip and looking ready for anything"

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Wellcome Collection 2059470i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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