Art - Illustration - Vintage

In late April, I received a thoughtful email from a long-time reader, and asked if I could share it and answer it publicly: Hello Julia, My name’s Dawn and I’ve been reading à l’allure …

Tweet I’m throwing myself into World War II re-enactment mode. My son will be dressing up as an evacuee tomorrow with the rest of Year 6 at his primary school. I’ve booked him in at the barber’s for a short-back-and-sides this afternoon. There’ll be a brown label round his neck – held on with green …

Rosie Mayhew, Leftovers I have several friends who do wonderful things with used clothing. Nifty Quilts, quilt made of 70's ...

The Imperial War Museums selects some of its favorite graphic designs from its collection of over 20,000 posters.

"How's your bunker?" (BUMED 09-7914-3), U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives Description: "How's your bunker? Know Your Capacity -- Don't overload. Food is your fuel. Don't waste it!" Illustration by Hotchkiss, U.S. Navy Reserve. From the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Navy; U.S. Government Printing Office. Posters such as this one encouraged nutrition and health in the U.S. Navy. Date: 1944 Photo ID: BUMED 09-7914-3 Repository: U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives Rights: No known…

“Conspicuous consumption: the elephant in the room...”

STITCH STITCH: THE LUCIE ATTWELL NEEDLEWORK BOOK from Aleph-Bet Books | Pound Ridge , NY | Bibliopolis

Cicely Mary Barker (1895–1973) The books of Cicely Mary Barker have enjoyed an enduring popularity with adults and children alike. Her pictures of nostalgic children and floral sprites are charmingly delicate in detail and exhibit her Christian morality and understanding of nature.Childhood Barker was born on 28 June, 1895 in Croyden, Surrey, England, to Walter Barker and Mary Eleanor Oswald. Walter Barker was descended from a long line of wood carvers, a profession which he also pursued. In…