Untitled (Two girls in sailor pinafores), circa 1961, 2001, circa 1961
Scope and Contents
Two girls in sailor pinafores with piano. Verso: NY Times Magazine, September 1961; Color: oil and charcoal; Client Joseph Love Collection
Dates
- Creation: 2001
- Creation: circa 1961
Creator
- Carpenter, Mia (1933-) (Person)
Language of Materials
English Latin
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Love, Stanley, 1979; 2001
Physical Description
19 x 18 inches. Oil and charcoal
General
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.
General
Published
Subject
- Love, Stanley (Acquisition, Person)
- Joseph Love, Inc. (subject, Organization)
Repository Details
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