Menswear: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)
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Menswear: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)

Menswear: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)

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Tom Phillips (Author) Eric Musgrave (Contributor)  

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This series celebrates the Bodleian Library's acquisition of Tom Phillips's archive of over 50,000 photographic postcards dating from the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, 'ordinary' people could afford to own their portraits. Each title in this series is thematically assembled and designed by the artist, the covers featuring a linked painting specially created for each title from Tom Phillips's signature work, A Humument. With an illuminating foreword by Eric Musgrave, 'Menswear' presents postcards of men in all manner of outfits, whether formal, practical or casual, dating from around 1900 up to c. 1949. Most of the subjects are posing for portraits, displaying both their individual style and an interpretation of the fashions of the time. The rich variety of accessories on display includes ties, gloves, pocket squares, walking sticks, canes, boutonnieres and spats. 200 Illustrations, unspecified
Tom Phillips is a major British artist who lives and works in London.
  • Contributor: Tom Phillips
  • Imprint: Bodleian Library
  • ISBN13: 9781851243785
  • Number of Pages: 112
  • Packaged Dimensions: 175x190mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Bodleian Library
  • Release Date: 2012-10-03
  • Series: Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Tom Phillips is a major British artist who lives and works in London.

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