Knox, Robert, 1908-1973 (1908-1973)
Dates
- Existence: 1908-1973
Biography
Robert Knox, known as Bobby or Knoxie, was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1908. He got his first sketching job at 13 for a New York coat and suit house. At 15, he started working for Lucile, Ltd.. He also met Norman Norell as a teenager, with whom he lunched daily along with a number of other fashion design industry regulars. Knox went to the Traphagen School for Fashion Design, but continued to sell design sketches freelance to the big Seventh Avenue coat and suit manufacturers, and left school after only one year to take a job. Shortly after, he was offered a job at Ben Gershel, where he stayed before opening his own design house, Laird-Knox, in 1960 with Laird Einziger. He died of leukemia in 1973 at 65 years old.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Knox sketches, 1935-1958
Untitled (Elegant family at races), 1922, 2001, 1922
Elegant family at races with coach in background (framed). "Gift to FIT library from the estate of Robert Knox August 1973. Le Jour des Drags;" Color: watercolor; Signed lower right, Verso: card Galerie Charpentier, Paris; Client Gazette du Bon Ton
Untitled (Figure in yellow fur-trimmed suit and muff), 1913, 2001, 1913
Figure in yellow fur-trimmed suit and muff in park-like setting (framed). "Gift to FIT library from the estate of Robert Knox August 1973. Temps Gris;" Color: watercolor; Signed lower right, Verso: card Galerie Charpentier, Paris; Client Gazette du Bon Ton
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