Tonal drawing; torso of a man sitting, twisting to left side. Face on view. A faint sketch of the outline of a face is to the left of the drawing. 3 boxes forming a frame have been drawn around the image.
Self portrait, tonal pencil drawing of head and shoulders. Also features sketches at the side, working out proportions of nose. Dugald and his classmates were required to produce a self portrait once a week as part of their drawing class lead by W Drummond Bone.
Self portrait, tonal pencil drawing of head and shoulders. Small sketch of lips to the left side of the drawing. Dugald and his classmates were required to produce a self portrait once a week as part of their drawing class lead by W Drummond Bone.
Self portrait, tonal drawing of head and shoulders. Dugald and his classmates were required to produce a self portrait once a week as part of their drawing class lead by W Drummond Bone.
Variety of materials relating to the works of Dorothy Doddrell, including designs relating to the creation of First World War Roll of Honours; designs created by Doddrell; life drawing studies; and reference materials.
Large folder with 4 pages of mounted life studies - illuminated initial from St. Augustine's commentary on the Psalms, written for Ferdinand of Aragon, 1480; calligraphic study of the Gospel Lectionary of Paris, late 13th century; studies of illuminated initials from Durandas De Divinis Officiis, late 14th century Italy; illuminated initial of Brevary of Latin in Serum. Annotations in the lower right corner of each page states that the designs are copied from manuscripts in the British Museum, and attributes their execution to Dorothy Doddrell. Cover of folder has 'Dorothy M.F. Doddrell' in calligraphic writing in upper right corner.
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Life drawing study of a capital 'G'. Calligraphic annotation on lower right corner states it is taken from a late 13th century Flemish manuscript, copied from the original manuscript at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Life drawing study of illuminated initials 'A' and 'D' on mounted paper. Annotation attributes the origin of these images to the Gospel Lectionary of Paris in the late 13th century, copied from the original manuscript located in the British Museum. Annotation attributes their execution to Dorothy Doddrell.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Life drawing study of a folio from a Book of Hours. Calligraphic annotation on lower right corner states it is taken from a 14th century Italian manuscript, copied from the original manuscript at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies
Two grids with puzzle pieces and architecture stylistic drawings. Includes small buildings and some shapes drawn into the grid squares. Large drawing in the centre bottom of various high-rise buildings with windows. "147" in the top left corner. A woman's figure in profile verso.
Drawing of a city from above with a figured monument in the centre and two individuals sitting below it. Includes churches and various houses surrounding the monument with hills in the background. "148" in the top left corner.
Drawing of three figures in a rectangle with vines surrounding them. Two figures appear to be female, in the centre and on the left, and one male with the centre female holding her arms out to the sides. Organized in a sculptural manner. Includes a small sketch of the same drawing to the left.
Pencil drawing of a body from behind wearing a plain-sleeved short dress. Includes a face partially drawn and other small drawings that seem to be parts of the face verso.
Three faces, all appear upset and two of them have been scratched out. "Theatre" is written at the top twice with the word "Thari" written on the left hand side. Female nude with long hair verso.
Female figure with short to medium length hair on white paper, pasted on to black construction paper. There appears to be a window in the background. Signed and dated by Helen Biggar. "151" in the bottom right corner.
High-rise buildings top centre and two girls crying or sneezing into a tissue while seated on different chairs at the bottom. "NETTIE AND HER BLACK BEAD BAG" and "Begun - 6th Dec. 1928." at the bottom.
Various buildings drawn on both sides and the middle. Includes a small fenced park with cherry blossom style trees reaching up to the middle of the paper starting near the bottom.
Two female figures dancing. One has her head back and her arms behind her while the other is bent forward with her arms out behind her. Three large tulips to the left of the figures. "142" on the top left. Rectangle drawn top left verso.
Female figure lying on a couch in a living room with window and curtains to the left and a picture of a house on the wall on the right. Small side table with a vase to the right of the couch. "152" on the top left. Two figures walking verso.
Female figure lying on a couch in a living room with window and curtains to the left and a picture of a house on the wall on the right. Small side table with a vase to the right of the couch. "152" on the top left. Two figures walking verso.
Female figure lying on a couch in a living room with window and curtains to the left and a picture of a house on the wall on the right. Small side table with a vase to the right of the couch. "152" on the top left. Two figures walking verso.
Woman reading with hair tied in two buns sitting with crossed legs and an open book in her lap. Wearing a dress shirt and tie and a skirt that ends around her knees. Arm and shoulder verso.
Various high-rise buildings in a hill-like formation. Appears to be a monument with six levels and a long cuboid at the top. Gated lot with street lamps surrounding it in the foreground. "The Forerunner by Merejkowski" is written at the top right which is the second novel in a trilogy by Dmitry Merezhkovsky titled "The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci" originally published in 1900. "Merejkowski" written four times below. Helen Biggar did illustrations for a later edition of this novel published after 1926.
Male figure with short hair holding what seems to be a bomb on white paper, pasted on to black construction paper. Words written below read "Russia's fight is our fight / stand by the Soviets". "134" in bottom left corner.
Ink drawing of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, on white paper pasted on to black construction paper. The words "GEOFFREY, COUNT OF ANJOU / Father of HENRY II Died 7 . 9 . 1150" at the bottom. "150" in top left corner.
Black screen print of a naked female figure sitting cross legged on a carpet with a plant to the left. Paper is cut open at the top. Signed at bottom by Helen Biggar. Various sketches of planes verso.
Black screen print of a naked female figure sitting cross legged on a carpet with a plant to the left. Paper is cut open at the top. Signed at bottom by Helen Biggar.
