Advertisement for Hickey-Freeman Clothiers
Datenot dated
Artist
Franklin Booth
(American illustrator, 1874-1948)
Illustration CitationAdvertisement for Hickey-Freeman Clothiers
MediumInk and gouache on paper
Dimensions10 3/4 × 8 in. (27.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1986
Object number1986-77
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextFranklin Booth illustrated advertisements for Hickey-Freeman, a men's clothing manufacturer, in the 1920s. He was known for his highly detailed drawing style, seen here depictions of the history of textiles and a bust of Apollo, an ancient Greek god representing male beauty. In a classical allusion, Hickey-Freeman referred to itself as the Temple of Fine Tailoring.
