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Applying Collection (#3)

"Applying: A Journey through Time and Techniques" Step into the world of applying, where hints from various eras converge to create a captivating tale

Background imageApplying Collection: Olive crushing pressing Process applying weight

Olive crushing pressing Process applying weight
Olive crushing and pressing. Process of applying the weight. Scene framed by ancient archway showing village. 1920, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

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Robot woman with pierced face applying lipstick

Background imageApplying Collection: A young woman at her dressing table

A young woman at her dressing table
A woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out

Background imageApplying Collection: Illustration of incomplete cadel flourishing, a decorative extension to ascending or descending

Illustration of incomplete cadel flourishing, a decorative extension to ascending or descending strokes, showing how the letter is drafted in pencil before applying ink

Background imageApplying Collection: Illustration of ancient Egyptian women looking in mirrors to apply make-up

Illustration of ancient Egyptian women looking in mirrors to apply make-up

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman sitting at vanity table, applying cosmetics on leg, (B&W)

Woman sitting at vanity table, applying cosmetics on leg, (B&W)

Background imageApplying Collection: Making bogolan (mud cloth) on cotton, Segou, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Making bogolan (mud cloth) on cotton, Segou, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Background imageApplying Collection: Tatler cover - Marion Davies & Suzanne Lenglen

Tatler cover - Marion Davies & Suzanne Lenglen
Actress Marion Davies pictured making up tennis star Suzanne Lenglen for a film test at a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. Date: 1927

Background imageApplying Collection: Lip stick in Tutankhamens day

Lip stick in Tutankhamens day
Illustration reflecting facts described in Adolph Ermans Life in Ancient Egypt showing an Egyptian woman applying rouge - apparently the Egyptians applied this even to corpses. Date: 1924

Background imageApplying Collection: Una Merkel, MGM star, applying Max Factor make up

Una Merkel, MGM star, applying Max Factor make up
Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film and television actress. Pictured in applying Max Factors eyebrow pencil in a promotional booklet for the cosmetics company

Background imageApplying Collection: Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up

Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up
Patricia Ellis (May 20, 1916 March 26, 1970), American film actress of the 1930s pictured in a Max Factor promotional booklet applying the cosmetics companys mascara (called eye-lash make-up here)

Background imageApplying Collection: Ginger Rogers, applying Max Factor make up

Ginger Rogers, applying Max Factor make up
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 April 25, 1995) American actress, dancer, and singer, best known for dance films in which she was partnered with Fred Astaire

Background imageApplying Collection: Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up

Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up, accompanied by this comparative quote by John Ruskin. Date: 1904

Background imageApplying Collection: Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children

Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children - applying a surgical dressing n the Outpatients Department Date: circa 1908

Background imageApplying Collection: Eyecare / Eyebrows 1928

Eyecare / Eyebrows 1928
A lady attends to her eyebrows Date: 1928

Background imageApplying Collection: Maid applying lipstick

Maid applying lipstick
A maid applying lipstick. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageApplying Collection: Fashionable woman applying lipstick

Fashionable woman applying lipstick
A fashionable young woman applying lipstick, holding a box with a mirror under the lid. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageApplying Collection: The modern invention - the art of puffing

The modern invention - the art of puffing
Slide shows a photograph of a woman looking into a mirror and applying make-up to herself. Part of Box 366. C.1880s

Background imageApplying Collection: Mimi Crawford in Many Happy Returns

Mimi Crawford in Many Happy Returns
Actress Mimi Crawford, who performed a daring monologue in the revue, Many Happy Returns iat the Duke of Yorks Theatre. She spoke the thoughts of a young girl of the very modern type

Background imageApplying Collection: Advert for De Bret beauty masks 1934

Advert for De Bret beauty masks 1934
Flawless skin in 25 minutes. A modern beauty miracle! Applied simply and quickly. Whist on the face you can act with the utmost freedom of movement. It does not crack or cause any discomfort

Background imageApplying Collection: Advert for Sanitas - family antiseptic for wounds 1937

Advert for Sanitas - family antiseptic for wounds 1937
Just a small wound but.... I never run the risk of blood poisoning. As soon as any member of my family gets a scratch or cut, let alone a more serious wound, I instantly apply Sanitas

Background imageApplying Collection: The School of Applied Art by H. H. Harris

The School of Applied Art by H. H. Harris
Colour illustration from the front cover of The Bystander showing a young fashionable woman sitting at an easel applying her make-up. Date: 23rd May 1928

Background imageApplying Collection: From a P. C. - I m making up for lost time by Lawson Wood

From a P. C. - I m making up for lost time by Lawson Wood
Humorous colour illustration by Lawson Wood depicting a small white bear ransacking a ladys handbag and clumsily applying lipstick and powder. Date: 11th January 1928

Background imageApplying Collection: Mirror Motoring Gloves

Mirror Motoring Gloves
A must for all motoring women - leather gloves with a mirror on the back, for checking ones make-up and applying lipstick before the trip! Date: early 1930s

Background imageApplying Collection: Monster Make-Up

Monster Make-Up
Actor George H. Mulcaster (1891 - 1964), wearing a wig, backstage in his dressing room, applying make-up which will transform him from man to monster! Date: early 1930s

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Beauty Products
A young woman applying beauty products at her dressing table. The bottles are labelled Skins Food, Plaster etc. Date: early 1930s

Background imageApplying Collection: Dancers Pink Green ca 1890 Oil canvas 32 3 / 8 x 29 3 / 4

Dancers Pink Green ca 1890 Oil canvas 32 3 / 8 x 29 3 / 4
Artokoloro

Background imageApplying Collection: Digital illustration showing how to apply skimming plaster to wall using rubber squeegee

Digital illustration showing how to apply skimming plaster to wall using rubber squeegee

Background imageApplying Collection: Digital illustration of spreading adhesive with notched edge of trowel

Digital illustration of spreading adhesive with notched edge of trowel

Background imageApplying Collection: Illustration showing removal of butterfly stitches from adhesive paper using tweezers to apply to

Illustration showing removal of butterfly stitches from adhesive paper using tweezers to apply to wound

Background imageApplying Collection: Black and white illustration showing hand holding paintbrush applying paint to window frame

Black and white illustration showing hand holding paintbrush applying paint to window frame

Background imageApplying Collection: Black and white illustration of couple hanging wallpaper

Black and white illustration of couple hanging wallpaper

Background imageApplying Collection: Black and white illustration of hand holding paint roller against wall

Black and white illustration of hand holding paint roller against wall

Background imageApplying Collection: World War II propaganda poster of a soldier applying insect repellent

World War II propaganda poster of a soldier applying insect repellent
Vintage World War II propaganda poster featuring a soldier applying insect repellent. It reads, Protection In A Bottle, Use Your Insect Repellent As Directed! Fight The Peril Behind The Lines

Background imageApplying Collection: Seaman has his face painted to help camouflage him

Seaman has his face painted to help camouflage him
Camp Pendleton, California, November 6, 2012 - Seaman has his face painted to help camouflage him during a field training exercise

Background imageApplying Collection: Illustration of an Iguanodon putting on make-up

Illustration of an Iguanodon putting on make-up

Background imageApplying Collection: Relief of Irish Distress: Applying for Seed Potatoes at the Board Room, Clonakilty Union

Relief of Irish Distress: Applying for Seed Potatoes at the Board Room, Clonakilty Union

Background imageApplying Collection: Massacar Oil, an oily puff for soft heads, 1814 (etching)

Massacar Oil, an oily puff for soft heads, 1814 (etching)
XJF869686 Massacar Oil, an oily puff for soft heads, 1814 (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageApplying Collection: Young woman applying make-up, c. 1795-96 (colour woodblock print) (see also 159179)

Young woman applying make-up, c. 1795-96 (colour woodblock print) (see also 159179)
XIR253101 Young woman applying make-up, c.1795-96 (colour woodblock print) (see also 159179) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 37.2x24 cm; Musee Claude Monet, Giverny

Background imageApplying Collection: Portrait of a Woman (woodblock print)

Portrait of a Woman (woodblock print)
XIR215183 Portrait of a Woman (woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Musee Guimet, Paris, France; Japanese, out of copyright

Background imageApplying Collection: Woman Putting on Make-up (colour woodblock print) (see also 253101)

Woman Putting on Make-up (colour woodblock print) (see also 253101)
XIR159179 Woman Putting on Make-up (colour woodblock print) (see also 253101) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Musee Guimet, Paris, France; Japanese, out of copyright

Background imageApplying Collection: Kinko echizen, imori, Yoshikiyo, artist, [between 1700 and 1704], 1 print : woodcut; 24

Kinko echizen, imori, Yoshikiyo, artist, [between 1700 and 1704], 1 print : woodcut; 24
Kinko echizen, AImori, Yoshikiyo, artist, [between 1700 and 1704], 1 print : woodcut; 24.9 x 34.7 cm. Kinko and Echizen. Two women, one seated writing a letter

Background imageApplying Collection: Chin en no keshAc - shin nippon, Applying make-up and new Japan. Kobayashi, Kiyochika

Chin en no keshAc - shin nippon, Applying make-up and new Japan. Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915, artist, 1895. 1 print : woodcut, color; 37.7 x 24.7 cm

Background imageApplying Collection: Bauhaus

Bauhaus
Exterior of the Bauhaus school of applied at Dessau, designed by architect Walter Gropius in 1926. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageApplying Collection: Two girlfriends, teenagers, sitting on the beach, applying makeup on each other, Menton

Two girlfriends, teenagers, sitting on the beach, applying makeup on each other, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence Alpes, France

Background imageApplying Collection: Young woman applying cream in front of mirror, (B&W)

Young woman applying cream in front of mirror, (B&W)




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"Applying: A Journey through Time and Techniques" Step into the world of applying, where hints from various eras converge to create a captivating tale. From David Wright's iconic "Warpaint" to his mesmerizing depiction of a woman putting on lipstick, we explore the artistry behind enhancing our features. Travel back to 1960s glamour as vibrant lipsticks take center stage, reminiscent of an era filled with bold self-expression. Delve even further into history and find yourself in 1920s France, where La Vie Parisienne Magazine Plate showcases the elegance of women applying their favorite shades. But applying isn't limited to cosmetics alone; it extends beyond vanity. Witness Olive Borden gazing at her reflection while carefully adorning her lips - a moment that encapsulates both beauty and introspection. Venturing into unexpected territories, witness foam being applied during World War II's oil tank fire in Thames Haven. The resilience displayed by those who fought against adversity is mirrored by Fred Pegram's masterpiece "The Artist at Work, " reminding us that creativity can thrive even amidst chaos. As we journey further, encounter Puffing Billy engine chugging along tirelessly - a testament to the meticulous application of engineering principles that revolutionized transportation. Yet not all applications are for pleasure or progress alone; some hold life-saving potential. Observe ARP training sessions where individuals learn how to apply artificial respiration techniques - skills crucial during times of crisis. Nurses Yeomanry Corps diligently apply first aid behind front lines, embodying compassion amid turmoil. In this captivating exploration throughout time and disciplines, we discover its multifaceted nature - from personal expression to resilience-building practices and acts of heroism.