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Fifties Collection

Background imageFifties Collection: Design for printed textile

Design for printed textile. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Design with milkmaid, animals and birds

Design with milkmaid, animals and birds. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1950

Background imageFifties Collection: Design for printed textile with pink flowers

Design for printed textile with pink flowers. Watercolour, pencil and ink on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1950

Background imageFifties Collection: Design for Woven Textile with birds and animals

Design for Woven Textile with birds and animals. Watercolour and charcoal on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Design for textile with country scene

Design for textile with country scene. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1957

Background imageFifties Collection: Design with wild animals

Design with wild animals. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1950

Background imageFifties Collection: Spangles Coronation advertisement

Spangles Coronation advertisement
Lovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953

Background imageFifties Collection: Young men on Portland Road, London, 1957

Young men on Portland Road, London, 1957
Two young men amuse themselves on Portland Road, London, 1957. One chucks a football in the air, while the other balances a bicycle frame with one wheel on his shoulder. Date: 1957

Background imageFifties Collection: Hercules bicycles Coronation advertisement

Hercules bicycles Coronation advertisement
Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles, founded in 1910 in Birmingham, showing the street of a typical British town decorated with flags, swags and bunting for the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Background imageFifties Collection: It Does You Good by David Wright, 1955

It Does You Good by David Wright, 1955
A calendar pin-up by David Wright, 1951. A blonde woman, who looks as if she is sunbathing topless, turns round to look seductively at the viewer, as she swings her sunglasses in one hand. 1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Pin-up by David Wright

Pin-up by David Wright, circa late 1950s, showing a woman in a transparent black, negligee reclining on a bed, her shapely legs clad in black stockings. c.1958

Background imageFifties Collection: David Wright Home Chat calendar 1950 featuring dachshund

David Wright Home Chat calendar 1950 featuring dachshund
Front cover of a giveaway calendar incorporated into Home Chat magazine, featuring a dachshund hopefully holding his lead in his mouth, an unusual subject for David Wright

Background imageFifties Collection: 1953 Coronation - Rubbish in the stands after crowds had lef

1953 Coronation - Rubbish in the stands after crowds had lef
Page from the Daily Sketch reporting on the eyesore and scandal of the uncleared rubbish left behind in the stands along the processional route following the 1953 Coronation

Background imageFifties Collection: 1953 Coronation street party

1953 Coronation street party
Photograph of a childrens street party in an unidentified but bunting adorned location, with children enjoying some teatime treats and parents

Background imageFifties Collection: Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950

Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950
A woman with her red hair swept up in a bun, poses elegantly in some diaphanous lingerie as she speaks on a red telephone. Date: 1950

Background imageFifties Collection: Warpaint by David Wright

Warpaint by David Wright
An attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1948

Background imageFifties Collection: Daily Sketch front cover - 1953 Coronation

Daily Sketch front cover - 1953 Coronation
Front cover of the Daily Sketch magazine from June 3rd 1953, the day after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with a photograph of the duke of Edinburgh paying homage to his wife after the ceremony

Background imageFifties Collection: How Do You Do by David Wright, 1951

How Do You Do by David Wright, 1951
Lovely pin-up for a 1951 calendar by David Wright showing a dark haired beauty wearing a white off-the0shoulder dress and gazing seductively at the viewer. 1951

Background imageFifties Collection: The Copy Cat Killings - front cover by David Wright

The Copy Cat Killings - front cover by David Wright
Front cover of a pulp fiction paperback, The Copy-Cat Killings by Martin Thomas, with a vampish femme fatale painted by David Wright. Date: 1950

Background imageFifties Collection: Home Ownership Co-operative Insurance Company booklet

Home Ownership Co-operative Insurance Company booklet
Front cover of a booklet advising potential home owners on a house purchase plan, with a picture of a perfect looking 1920s house. 1954

Background imageFifties Collection: Woman smoking by David Wright

Woman smoking by David Wright
Painting by David Wright showing a woman in profile smoking a cigarette. c.1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Sketches of a woman by David Wright

Sketches of a woman by David Wright
Pen & ink sketches of an attractive, brunette woman by David Wright, best-known for his pin-up girls. 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: Portland Road bomb site boy, 1958

Portland Road bomb site boy, 1958
A boy on a bomb site in Portland Road, London, pulls thoughtfully at his ear, amidst the rubble. Date: 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright

Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright
Front cover of Perilous Honeymoon, a title in the Famous Romance Library, painted by David Wright, best-known for his pin-ups during World War Two. Date: 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Polish man and woman

Polish man and woman
A young Polish man and a middle-aged Polish woman. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Scene on the River Isis near Oxford

Scene on the River Isis near Oxford
Wintry scene on the River Isis near Oxford, with two young men on bicycles and a team of rowers on the water. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: Street scene in Krakow, Poland

Street scene in Krakow, Poland, on a sunny day. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Little boy shovelling coal, Krakow, Poland

Little boy shovelling coal, Krakow, Poland
A little boy shovelling coal on a street in Krakow, Poland. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Children at play - Addison Place, London

Children at play - Addison Place, London
Children playing cricket and climbing drainpipes - Addison Place, London. Date: 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Street scene in a village in Poland

Street scene in a village in Poland, with a few people, horses and carts. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Street entertainer in Soho, London

Street entertainer in Soho, London
A street entertainer in Soho, London, dancing in the roadway, watched by passers-by. Date: 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Competitors at the Windsor Horse Show

Competitors at the Windsor Horse Show
Competitors on horseback at the Windsor Horse Show. Date: 1957

Background imageFifties Collection: Partisan Coffee House, Soho, London

Partisan Coffee House, Soho, London
A view through the window of the Partisan Coffee House in Soho, London. It was an influential left-wing venue, opening in 1958 and closing in 1961. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Old man in flea market, Paris, France

Old man in flea market, Paris, France
An old man standing behind a stall in the flea market, Paris, France. Date: 1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Wright you Are by David Wright - Calendar Girl

Wright you Are by David Wright - Calendar Girl
A young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air

Background imageFifties Collection: Students reading in Balliol College JCR, Oxford

Students reading in Balliol College JCR, Oxford
Students reading newspapers and magazines in the Junior Common Room of Balliol College, Oxford. Date: 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Advertisement for Judy, featured in Tit-Bits

Advertisement for Judy, featured in Tit-Bits
Advertisement for Judy, a womans thrilling adventures featured in Tit-Bits. Date: March 1953

Background imageFifties Collection: The Revenge of Frankenstein at a cinema

The Revenge of Frankenstein at a cinema
The Revenge of Frankenstein (starring Peter Cushing) advertised in sensational form outside a cinema. Date: 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Street scene in Wroclaw, Poland

Street scene in Wroclaw, Poland, with people and traffic. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Motor mechanic at work under a car

Motor mechanic at work under a car
A motor mechanic at work under a car. Date: 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Open air sculpture exhibition, Cirencester

Open air sculpture exhibition, Cirencester
People at an open air sculpture exhibition in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Date: 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Street scene in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland

Street scene in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland
A street scene in Nowa Huta, a district of Krakow, Poland, with children playing on a bomb site. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Students at work in Bodleian Library, Oxford

Students at work in Bodleian Library, Oxford
Students at work in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Date: 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Boys pushing a car, Princedale Road, Kensington, London

Boys pushing a car, Princedale Road, Kensington, London
A group of boys giving a car a push start in Princedale Road, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Background imageFifties Collection: Danger Ahead - Cover by David Wright

Danger Ahead - Cover by David Wright
Front cover of Danger Ahead by Peter Saxon, in the Sexton Blake Library series, designed by David Wright and featuring an elegant looking dark-haired woman wearing a strapless dress relaxing against

Background imageFifties Collection: Bomb damaged buildings in the City of London

Bomb damaged buildings in the City of London
Bomb damaged buildings in the Barbican area of the City of London. Date: 1954

Background imageFifties Collection: Robin knitting pattern for a twin set

Robin knitting pattern for a twin set
Front cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a smart 1950s twin set modelled by a rather vacant looking lady. c.1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Book cover by David Wright You Can Call It a Day by Peter Ch

Book cover by David Wright You Can Call It a Day by Peter Ch
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, You Can Call it a Day by Peter Cheney featuring a red-haired woman wearing an alluringly, transparent black dress

Background imageFifties Collection: 1950s Kitchen layout

1950s Kitchen layout Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: 1950s couple dancing

1950s couple dancing Date: circa 1952

Background imageFifties Collection: Student playing guitar at Corsham Art School

Student playing guitar at Corsham Art School
A student takes a break from her art activities to play her guitar at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. Another student sits listening. Date: 1957

Background imageFifties Collection: Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure

Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure
A Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure -- Look! Heres your 1955 Holiday -- showing two women and a man in swimsuits standing on the deck of a ship, looking out. Date: 1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Exterior view of Corsham Art School

Exterior view of Corsham Art School
An exterior view of Corsham Art School (Corsham Court), Wiltshire, with students on bicycles in the driveway. Date: 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Sea Voyaging, Cooks World Travel Service

Sea Voyaging, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Sea Voyaging, Cooks World Travel Service. A couple on the deck of a ship are looking out to sea at another ship passing by, with mountains in the background. Date: 1951

Background imageFifties Collection: Head and shoulders portrait of a sailor

Head and shoulders portrait of a sailor, taken during a visit from the Missions to Seamen. The Missions to Seamen (renamed The Mission to Seafarers in 2000)

Background imageFifties Collection: Boys at bomb site in Bermondsey, London

Boys at bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Two boys climbing a wall in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Background imageFifties Collection: Parisian schoolchildren near Sacre Coeur

Parisian schoolchildren near Sacre Coeur
Parisian schoolboys on a steep, cobblestone street just below Sacre Coeur, on their way home after a hard days studying. 1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Boys tying rope round a lamppost, Southam Street

Boys tying rope round a lamppost, Southam Street
Two boys tying a length of rope round a lamppost in Southam Street, North Kensington, West London, so that they can swing round it (see 10061196). Date: 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Advertisement for Le Muguet du Bonheur perfume

Advertisement for Le Muguet du Bonheur perfume
Advertisement for Le Muguet du Bonheur (Lily of the Valley) perfume, marketed by Caron in the Place Vendome, Paris. circa 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: Advertisement for Daimler car

Advertisement for Daimler car
Advertisement for the Daimler 3 litre 90 horsepower Regency motor car, announcing that it can be viewed for the first time at the Paris and Earls Court Motor Shows of 1951. early 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: Costume design by St John Roper

Costume design by St John Roper for dancers in the Pantomime Cinderella a the London Palladium, early 1950s 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: Poster design for Poivre de Caron perfume

Poster design for Poivre de Caron perfume

Background imageFifties Collection: Advertisement for Motorola TV

Advertisement for Motorola TV, showing a family of five watching television in their sitting room. Their loyalty to Motorola products goes back 20 years, when they bought a Motorola car radio

Background imageFifties Collection: Cover design, Television Scrap Book

Cover design, Television Scrap Book
Cover design for a Television Scrap Book, showing a happy family of four watching their TV. circa 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: View of docks at Palermo, Sicily

View of docks at Palermo, Sicily
A view of the docks at Palermo, capital of Sicily, with an old man sitting by the waterside. Date: 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Floating Jazz Festival trombonist

Floating Jazz Festival trombonist
A trombonist taking part in the Floating Jazz Festival on board a ship from London to Margate. Date: 1957

Background imageFifties Collection: Horse-drawn carts on a street in Poland

Horse-drawn carts on a street in Poland, with an onion-domed church in the background. Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Two tramps asleep on pavement, Paris, France

Two tramps asleep on pavement, Paris, France
Two tramps asleep on a pavement in Paris, France. They are probably benefiting from heat coming up from the metro through the grating. Date: 1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Still Wright by David Wright

Still Wright by David Wright
Pin up by David Wright, depicting a beautiful dark-eyed woman with her hair piled up on her head, glancing over her shoulder at the artist

Background imageFifties Collection: Young people in a scruffy cafe, London

Young people in a scruffy cafe, London
A group of young people passing the time in a scruffy cafe in London. A girl is choosing a record from the juke box. Date: late 1950s

Background imageFifties Collection: Girl with Parasol by David Wright

Girl with Parasol by David Wright
An elegant lady seated on a garden bench under the shade of a parasol. Date: c. 1950

Background imageFifties Collection: 1950s woman by David Wright

1950s woman by David Wright
A bold painting by David Wright of a red-haired woman wearing a glamorous black, one-shoulder evening gown, set against a lime green background. Date: c.1950

Background imageFifties Collection: Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipe

Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipe
Cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a fetching tank top for the dapper gent in your life. c.1955

Background imageFifties Collection: Woman and Dog by David Wright

Woman and Dog by David Wright
A glamorous woman, seated elegantly on a sofa, with a pet dog on her lap. Date: c.1955

Background imageFifties Collection: 1950s DIY

1950s DIY Date: 1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Festive stockings packaging design by David Wright

Festive stockings packaging design by David Wright
Packaging for Glamour Girl sheer stockings designed by pin-up artist David Wright wishing wearers a Merry Christmas and featuring a glamorous lady with shapely legs wearing a seductive ruffled dark

Background imageFifties Collection: Book cover by David Wright Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney

Book cover by David Wright Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney featuring a a woman seductively revealing an elegant shoulder as her red dress falls down. Date: c.1950

Background imageFifties Collection: An elephant with holidaymakers at Butlins, Filey

An elephant with holidaymakers at Butlins, Filey
A crowd of holidaymakers at Butlins holiday camp, Filey, pose with an obliging elephant. Date: c.1959

Background imageFifties Collection: Advertisement for the French National Lottery

Advertisement for the French National Lottery, showing a jockey carrying bags full of money, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. 1958

Background imageFifties Collection: Murder Down Below

Murder Down Below
" Still waters ran deep....deep enough to hide a killer". Illustration by pin up artist, David Wright of a woman, looking not at all suspicious

Background imageFifties Collection: House of the Free Press, Bucharest, Romania

House of the Free Press, Bucharest, Romania
View of the House of the Free Press (or Press Freedom House) in Bucharest, Romania, the headquarters of various newspapers and media publications. It was built between 1952 and 1956

Background imageFifties Collection: Bewitched book front cover by David Wright

Bewitched book front cover by David Wright
Front cover of a pulp fiction novel by Louis Charles Royer, featuring an illustration by British pin-up artist, David Wright

Background imageFifties Collection: Kayser Bondor advertisement designed by David Wright

Kayser Bondor advertisement designed by David Wright
Advert for Kayser Bondor nylon stockings featuring the fabulous legs of a lady, revealed under a fluttering skirt. The advert was designed by David Wright

Background imageFifties Collection: Girls on the swings in Leeds, Yorkshire

Girls on the swings in Leeds, Yorkshire
Two girls enjoying the swings in a playground in Leeds, Yorkshire. Date: 1953




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