Hair styles revive art of 200 years ago : a Watteau in a modern setting!

A color painting of a young woman by Antoine Watteau rests over a black and white photograph of a ballroom scene. The men wear tuxedos; the women evening gowns.

Publication date: 1937-12-05

Size: 23.8 x 36.6 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Ball dresses--1930-1940
• Tuxedoes--1930-1940
• Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721
• Women--France--1680-1730
• Ballrooms--1930-1940
• Hairstyles--1680-1930

Genre(s):

• Montages
• Paintings
• Photographs
• Portrait paintings

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 5, 1937), Graphic Section, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Wateau, Antoine

Contributor(s):

• Colonial Art Co.