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The Shape of Summer Begins Beneath...
The Shape of Summer Begins Beneath...

Tear sheet

The Shape of Summer Begins Beneath...
Draughtsman (born 1931)
Draughtsman (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
CreditGift of Georgine Strathy
Status
Not on view

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