Beautiful vintage Vogue, art deco, advertising mirror, fashion magazine, collectables piece.
Stunning Vogue mirror featuring a glamorous lady in a Japanese-style dress picking flowers from a vivid cherry blossom tree in great detail. Vibrant tones in a selection of pinks and whites to create a stand-out, intricate, stylish design.
Pink bold border and the famous Vogue font around the top.
Based on the April 1919 magazine cover.
Sleek mid to darker-coloured wooden frame.
Comes in excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of authentic patina.
Height: 33cm
Length: 23cm
Width: 1.5cm
Helen Dryden (1882–1972) was an American artist and successful industrial designer in the 1920s and 1930s. The New York Times reportedly described her as the highest-paid woman artist in the United States, though she lived in comparative poverty in later years.
After moving to New York in 1909, Dryden spent a year trying to interest fashion magazines in her drawings. None, however, showed any interest in her work, and many were harshly critical. Dryden was particularly disappointed in her rejection by Vogue. Less than a year later, however, Condé Nast Publications assumed management of Vogue and set out to make changes. Upon seeing Dryden's drawings, they directed the fashion editor to contact her immediately. The result was a Vogue contract that led to a 13-year collaboration (1909–1922), during which she produced many fashion illustrations and magazine covers. Her "essentially romantic style produced some of the most appealing, yet fantastical images on Vogue covers, frequently depicting imagined rather than realistic representations of dress. She also illustrated other Condé Nast titles, including Vanity Fair and House and Garden.