| CHALK PORTRAITS Footage of tailor Harry Weatherill using dressmaker's chalk to draw portraits on cloth. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6096 |
| Catalog #: | 503498 | |
| Clip Number: | 503498-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 14 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:12 - 01:32:39 | |
| Location: | Regent Street, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Drawing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Tailor / Dressmaker / Milliners / Cobbler | |
| Description: | CHALK PORTRAITS Footage of tailor Harry Weatherill using dressmaker's chalk to draw portraits on cloth. Regent Street, London. C/U of a fabric pattern laid out on a piece of fabric in a tailor's workshop. Pan up to show Mr Harry Weatherill, an unconventional tailor who draws portraits on cloth with dressmaker's chalk. L/S of Harry drawing on a piece of tartan. C/U to show that it is a little cartoon face. C/U of the artist. L/S of a large mirror which hangs on the opposite wall. Harry turns around to look at his artwork in the mirror. This helps him to pinpoint any small faults. C/U of the drawing taking shape. It is becoming quite a remarkable piece of art. C/U of a group of chalks which sit beside the fabric. Narrator observes that "The picture can be made to disappear and the material used - in fact, some people insist on having the same piece." I presume that people commission him to do portraits. It is claimed that this particular drawing is assisting him in visualising the finish of an Ulster style collar (sounds pretty unlikely). A side view of Mr Weatherill shows other portraits standing in the background. The narrator describes his artwork. C/U of a portrait of his daughter on a piece of Tattersall waistcoat cloth. C/U of a self portrait. Another chalk portrait is of one of his own tailors - "an artistic tribute to the profession" states the narrator. | |
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