Carpenter, Mia (1933-)
Dates
- Existence: 1933-
Biography
Mia Carpenter was a fashion illustrator working in the mid- to late-20th century. Carpenter was born in California in 1933 and studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, graduating in 1956. Her first sketches appeared in Seventeen magazine beginning in 1957. In 1962, Carpenter received an award for advertising from the Society of Illustrators. She started in retail fashion illustration and moved into sketching for entertainment ad agencies when illustration in retail fashion dropped in demand. She later also worked as a sketch artist for the film industry and for numerous agencies in the Hollywood area. She retired in 2004.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Untitled (Five girls in white dresses), 1963, 2001, 1963
Five girls in white dresses at dance class; Color: oil, charcoal and pencil; Client Joseph Love Collection
Untitled (Girl in white dress with a fawn), circa 1960s, circa 1960s
One girl in white dress with a fawn; Color: watercolor and gouache
Untitled (Two girls in blue dress with a baby doll), circa 1960s, circa 1960s
Two girls in blue dress with a baby doll; Color: watercolor and gouache
Untitled (Two girls in blue jumpers), 1962, 1984, 1962
Two girls in blue jumpers on cobblestone street; Color: oil and pastel; Client Joseph Love Collection
Untitled (Two girls in brown dresses), circa 1960s, 2001, circa 1960s
Two girls in brown dresses in wheat field; Color: oil and pastel; Client Joseph Love Collection
Untitled (Two girls in pink jumpers), 1963, 2001, 1963
Two girls in pink jumpers at dance class. Verso: entry card 9-16-63 for National Horse Show and H.B. Sept. 63, Herald Tribune Nov. 24; Color: oil and charcoal; Client Joseph Love Collection
Untitled (Two girls in sailor pinafores), circa 1961, 2001, circa 1961
Two girls in sailor pinafores with piano. Verso: NY Times Magazine, September 1961; Color: oil and charcoal; Client Joseph Love Collection
Untitled (Two girls in velvet dresses), 1964, 2001, 1964
Two girls in velvet dresses at Shakespeare Theater; Color: watercolor and gouache; Client Joseph Love Collection
Untitled (Two girls, one in a white dress and the other in a blue dress), circa 1960s, circa 1960s
Two girls in forest. One in white dress and the other in blue dress. Little birds on trees; Color: watercolor and gouache