Mary Harrison (Women's Auxilary Air Force) - The Dreamer Cartoon (SEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
- This cartoon is called ‘The Dreamer’ and may be a self-portrait. It illustrates a poem called ‘Ode to a Plotter on an Uneventful Night’, both by Mary Harrison. Mary created cartoons and poems about her work for the Womens Auxiliary Air Force during World War 2. One of her jobs was to make models of landscapes used to plan battles and bombing raids. She often felt uneasy about the consequences her actions had on others and used her poems and cartoons to express her feelings. This picture may be a self-portrait of Mary. It is a head and shoulders cartoon of a Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) plotter on watch. The sketch is on the left-hand side of the page. The poem's title ‘The Dreamer’ is written in capitals in blue ink on the right-hand side. Her head is drawn in side profile, looking towards the right but her body is drawn nearly facing the reader. She is wearing a headset, which has a long wire coming from the earpiece that hangs down her body A large microphone is suspended at chest height from a strap around her neck. A plotter used this equipment to help the Air Force carry out raids. She is wearing a long sleeved shirt and tie, the sleeves of the shirt are rolled up. A striking part of the cartoon is the bright red lipstick that the plotter is wearing. She is gazing into the distance with a distracted look on her face. This image is a very similar to the original print cartoon. The braille labels added are: curled hair, forehead, snub nose, red lips, collar, headset with large earpiece, tie, microphone, wire from earpiece, sleeve and arm.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/11/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Imperial War Museum
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.