Thames barge, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham.

Thames barge, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham.

2-702-998 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

Thames barge, 1951. Boat on the River Thames in London. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952. The writer, artist, poet, and illustrator Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was one of her tutors, and her style of drawing was also influenced by other British illustrators such as Edward Ardizzone, Quentin Blake and Edward Bawden. Markham spent time in the Dolomite Mountains in Italy, and also visited Rome, sketching classical buildings. After graduating from Central, she worked as a graphic designer, producing book illustrations, cartoons for comics, menus and programmes. She gave up her promising career however when she got married in 1957. Middle-class women at that time were expected to devote their energies to bringing up children and running the home, and despite her obvious talent, she lacked the confidence to return to illustration. Her portfolio remained in the family attic for many years, but now her work is published here for the first time.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Shirley Markham, attributed to: British: Artist, printmaker, illustrator, graphic designer, painter

Medium
  1. Ink
  2. Pen
  3. Wash

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Shipping Industry

Artistic Representations Landscapes


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5168x4464
File Size : 67,588kb


Aliases

  1. HIP2.155
  1. 0910000330
  1. 2-702-998
  1. 2702998
  1. HIP2.155

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