Scarf Gallery

Paying a Visit, 1915, (1939). Creator: Abram Arkhipov

Paying a Visit, 1915, (1939). A group of village women in brightly-coloured clothes and scarves, chatting in a sunlit room. Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930) studied in Moscow and St Petersburg, and was a member of the art collective The Wanderers, and of the Union of Russian Artists. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR. Painting in the collection of The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. From "The Russian State Museum". [State Art Publishers, Moscow and Leningrad, 1939]

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David Wright woman in a white bikini

Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a white bikini and shoes to match. She is sitting on the grass, with a wide-brimmed floppy hat at her side. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour. His series of pin-ups for The Sketch during the World War II period were immensely popular and morale-boosting to troops

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The Boy by Fred Thompson with W H Berry

The Boy, a musical comedy presented by Alfred Butt and written by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank. It was first produced at the Adelphi Theatre on 14th September 1917 and was to continue running for 801 performances, making it one of the longest runs of any musical theatre piece up to that time. The illustration is of a smiling gentleman, W H Berry, wearing a top hat, scarf and long frock coat, standing on a porch at nightime. Date: 1917

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