See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt this week is - Formal or Fancy Dress
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| Wimbledon 1967 by Tony Ray-Jones |
Here is a card that never fails to amuse me. Tony Ray-Jones (1944-1972) had the idea to survey the English at leisure for a book that was eventually published posthumously after his untimely death. This photo is also one that later appeared in a 2014 exhibition 'Only in England' featuring work by two influential photographers Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr and where I picked up the postcard.
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| Southport for a Holiday in Wintertime by Fortunino Matania c1935 |
A flurry of snow in the seaside resort of Southport. I collect postcards featuring the golden age of railway travel posters and this painting is one that was used in the 1930s to encourage travelers to take a winter break in Southport. The original oil painting is held by the Atkinson Art Gallery and Theatre in Southport.
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| Amsterdam Central Station c1935 by Willem L Bouwmeester |
Also in 1935 Willem Bouwmeester painted this scene. of a well dressed crowd waiting for the arrival of their train in the rain. A painter of landscapes he was also fascinated by trains and railways. The Railway Museum in Utrecht hold a small collection of Bouwmeester 's drawings and paintings
5 comments:
The first one is an interesting photo of the expressions of the two people's faces; unfortunately I do not know who they are, i will have to research.... The other two cards are such great paintings! I love the fancy dresses in the Fortunino Matania's painting.
Fabulous train passenger cards. Talk about fancy dress!
People in the 1930s seem to have been made of tougher stock for dressing in the cold! Nowadays, our fancy dress is diminished by covering up in Canada Goose or puffer coats.
Its a candid shot Marina so they are unknown but they are of a class and type possibly more familiar to us in the UK especially from the 1960s
Yes Violet I'm definitely in favour of a warm layer against the cold.
Me too, I love paintings of trains. But the first postcard... it also made me smile, I love it!
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