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Tear sheet
The Shape of Summer Begins Beneath...
Draughtsman
Georgine Strathy
? (born 1931)
Draughtsman
Eugenie Groh
? (1919 - 2017)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsOn front, printed on newsprint paper, u.r.: THE GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1963 / 5; on front, printed on newsprint paper, u.c.: EATON'S; on front, printed on newsprint paper, c.r.: THE SHAPE OF SUMMER BEGINS BENEATH... / The smooth, elegant silhouette taht is fashion / begins beneath...and thast's where Form-fit / Skippies pantie girdles come in. [...]; on back, printed on newsprint paper: [...]
Period
Milieu 20e siècle
Dimensions54.4 × 31.2 cm
Origin
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2017.118.453
DivisionDocumentary Art
CreditGift of Georgine Strathy
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Georgine Strathy
1966
M2017.118.383
Passports to Summer Chic... with the Stamp of Classic British Design
Georgine Strathy
1966
M2017.118.474
Step out into summer in these soft and slightly sexy shoes and sandals
Georgine Strathy
1979
M2017.118.250
The Season's Favourite Slinky Black "Ban-Lon" by Boutique Bagatelle
Georgine Strathy
1971
M2017.118.506
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