Magazine: The Pierrot 1914

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

36562

Title

Magazine: The Pierrot 1914

Description

Magazine: The Pierrot 1914. Hand-made magazine produced using an exercise book. Cover features hand-drawn black and white design with central Pierrot image.

Date

1914

Type

Book

Location

Museum of Edinburgh

Accession number

MC86.86

This home-made magazine was edited by Ruth Dent who was aged about 16 when war broke out. The magazines were produced quarterly for four years. Ruth's friends contributed articles and drawings and the magazine was sent between friends every two days. Ruth lived in Edinburgh before moving to Hampshire and Pierrot was perhaps her way of staying connected with her Edinburgh friends. The artistic skills of Ruth and her friends are obvious throughout the magazine and it is no surprise that Ruth herself went on to study at Edinburgh College of Art.

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Communication > Press > Magazines

Events > Wars > World wars

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