Gabrielle turned -- and glimpsed the round man for the second
Date1949
Artist
Barbara Schwinn Jordan
(American illustrator, born 1907)
Illustration Citation"Remember Every Word," by Helen Reilly, in Woman's Home Companion serialized in 1949.
MediumWatercolor and gouache on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 12 × 8 3/4 in. (30.5 × 22.2 cm)
sheet: 18 11/16 × 13 15/16 in. (47.5 × 35.4 cm)
sheet: 18 11/16 × 13 15/16 in. (47.5 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jacob Kantor, 1993
Object number1993-114
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAfter studying art in New York and Paris, Barbara Schwinn Jordan began her career as a fashion artist for department stores, which led her to assignments at Vogue and McCall's. She also illustrated for Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. Later she was well-known for portraiture. This subject reflects fashion trends of the 1950s, including the popularity of the beret and the short, gamine hairstyle.
Barbara Schwinn Jordan
1952
Barbara Schwinn Jordan
1948
