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Mary Adshead:
The Great Wall of China, c. 1928, illustration for The House of History
Unmounted (ref: 5541)

Signed
Pen and ink, watercolour, collage
6 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (16.2 x 23.8 cm)

Tags: Mary Adshead ink pen and ink watercolour allegory

Provenance: The Artist's Estate

Mary Adshead was one of the most prolific mural painters of her generation. At The Slade she she won joint first prize with Rex Whistler in 1924 and both went on to produce murals at the Highways boys club in Shadwell. Many important mural commissions followed. She also designed UK postage stamps, illustrated books and exhibited easel pictures in at The New English Art Club and Royal Academy. Her paintings are in many public gallery collections including The Tate, The Graves Art gallery Sheffield, The Imperial War Museum, Manchester City Art Gallery The London Transport Museum and The University Art gallery Liverpool. There are also several surviving mural paintings. An exhibition of her work was held at The University of Liverpool Art Gallery 21 Jan-29 Apr 2005, Graves Art Gallery Sheffield 25 Jun-17 Sept 2005 and Kingston -upon-Thames Art Gallery 1 Oct - 19 Nov 2005.