British Murals
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SOLDMary Adshead (1904 - 1995):
Designs for circus decoration, circa 1930
Framed (ref: 5500)
Gouache and pencil,
27.3 x 45 cm (10 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.)
See all works by Mary Adshead gouache pencil children murals
Provenance: The Artist’s Family
Exhibited: British Murals & Decorative Painting, 1910-1970, no. 49
This is possibly a design for the decoration of a children's nursery. Along with Barbara Jones Adshead was the most signifcant woman muralist of her generation. Adshead trained at the Slade where she won joint first price with Rex Whislter in 1924. They both went on to work on their own murals at the Highways boys club in Shadwell.
