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1919"These lovely ladies owned the world - the fields, the seas, the skies where they sat in the rim of a new moon or shared their mirror with a peacock. Nothing was confining, nothing had a hard edge - no limits, all the earth became ones dreaming world". - It is the introduction written by Diana Vreeland, a former editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, to a book published in 1975 of vintage Vogue magazine cover posters.
1920Helen Dryden was born in Baltimore.
She was largely self-trained, although her art education consisted of 4 years of training in landscape painting and one summer school session as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
First, the artist's portfolio of fashion drawings was rejection by Vogue.
A year later she was under contract to Vogue and had been working there for the following 13 years, creating both fashion drawings and covers. After leaving Vogue in 1922, she became a cover artist for Delineator.
Miss Dryden was also a successful costume designer for Broadway shows.
She worked for Studebaker approximately 1934-1937 (being paid a reported $100,000 per year, which made her the highest paid woman artist at the time).
Her design of the 1937 Studebaker President established Helen Dryden as an important industrial designer.
Later Ms Dryden became the Art Director for Dura Products, a major automotive parts manufacturer that also produced giftware.
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Rare Blue Parrot, 1921
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I adore your pics.. fantastic!
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Would you be able to advise me where I can actually buy prints of Helen Dryden's artwork? I am looking specifically for one of her Vogue painings called Late September. Many thanks, Lauren E: lrex@live.com
ReplyDeleteI can think of only condenaststore.com..
ReplyDeleteI simply adore the art deco drawings.. wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI just love these. I have a large Print (aapx 19x25) of a Vogue Cover Early November, London 1918. I cannot read the signature of the artist. Do you know of a way to research it? It is not on Conde Nast Store. I have never seen another any where. It is a mother place a fruit bowl on a red table with a seated child. Thank you for any suggestions.
ReplyDeleteHello - in the book, "The Art of Vogue Covers 1909-1940" by William Packer , it shows the American version , so the date is slightly different (15 Oct. 1918 ) , but it's definitely the same artwork , by Georges Lepape. [Page 59 of the book ]. I've owned this book since the 80s , one of my favourite books ever, recently bought a 2nd copy to frame the plates (try "BookPrice24" etc. - I gave more details in a reply to another comment) - hope this helps anyone interested in these beautiful covers, such a shame magazines aren't still like this !
DeleteHello.. this cover was by Georges Lepape. It featured in the book, "The Art Of Vogue Covers 1909-1940" by William Packer [page 59 in my copy, published 1981], I'm looking at it now, definitely the same one !
DeleteI don't think I could be any help..
ReplyDeleteI came across a 1919 june first vogue print by helen dryden, I was tryin to research but have had little luck. In one corner it has a number and published by portal publication. In the other corner has 1919-1947 Conde Nast Publications. Was wondering if mayb it had any Value?
ReplyDeleteMy dad has 3 large prints of helen dryden's vogue covers....can you tell me where I can find the value of these prints?
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