Skip to main content

Eula, Joe (1925-2004)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925-2004

Biography

Fashion illustrator.

Joe Eula was born on Jan. 16, 1925 in Norwalk, Connecticut. After being discharged from the army in 1945, he attended the Arts Student League, and before long, his sketches appeared in Town and Country. Around this time, Eula also began designing for Saks Fifth Ave. In 1970, he became a creative director at Halston. When Halston and four other American designers left to show their collections in Paris (The Battle of Versaille), Eula joined along, creating the backdrops for the American set. In addition to fashion, Eula lent his talent to the other arts, designing album covers, posters, clothes, and even directing a T.V. special for Lauren Bacall. Joe Eula died in New York City in 2004 at the age of 79.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Francine Gray sketch collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC.220
Scope and Contents

Three works of art including a fashion sketch of woman in dress from the 1950s by Christian Dior, pencil sketch on paper of Francine Gray by Joe Eula and a drawing by Yves Saint Laurent in marker.

Dates: placeholder

Joe Eula sketches

 Collection
Identifier: SC.208
Scope and Contents This collection consists of sketches by fashion illustrator Joe Eula from approximately 1960-1967. The first series contains fashion sketches for designers such as Cristobal Balenciaga, Pierre Cardin, Christian Dior, Jeanne Lanvin, and Nina Ricci. There are also a number of unidentified fashion sketches that are arranged by dresses, jackets and suits where all have been attributed to Joe Eula. The second series is comprised of portraits of notable personalities and fashion models as well as...
Dates: 1960-1967

Nancy North photographs and sketches, 1973

 Collection
Identifier: SC.387
Scope and Contents This collections is comprised of seventeen (17) 18x16" black and white framed photographs by Bill Cunninham taken at the Grand Divertissement à Versailles in 1973. Persons featured in photographs include Marisa Berenson, Karen Bjornson, Alva Chinn, Dennis Christopher, Pat Cleveland, Bill Dugan, Heidi Lieberfarb, China Machado, Nancy North, Chris Royer, Ramona Saunders, and Andy Warhol. Also included in the collection are twenty-five (25) 17 x 11" original marker sketches by Halston and a...
Dates: 1973

Pat Cleveland and Joe Eula, 1973

 Item
Identifier: SC.387.1.8
Scope and Contents

Framed 18 x 16" black and white photograph of model Pat Cleveland drinking out of a bottle seated at a dinner table with fashion illustrator Joe Eula.

Dates: 1973

Sketches of Pauline Trigère by Joe Eula, undated, undated

 folder
Identifier: SC.424.7.1
Scope and Contents

This folder is comprised of three sketches of Pauline Trigère by Joe Eula.

Dates: undated

Symposium records, 2007

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.10.1.2.6
Scope and Contents

Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2007 Symposium "Focus on Fashion Journalism." The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Meghan Grossman, "Fashion in the Desert Sun: Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Diana Vreeland;" Mai Vu, "Picture Perfect? Retouching Practices in Fashion Photography;" Kristena Graebar, "Joe Eula."

Dates: 2007

Untitled (Figure in white dotted gown, pink sash), undated, 2002, undated

 Item
Identifier: SC.187.1.228
Scope and Contents

Figure in white dotted gown, pink sash; Color: marker and watercolor; Signed lower left

Dates: 2002; undated

Untitled (Seated figure in off-shoulder blue and white striped gown), undated, 2002, undated

 Item
Identifier: SC.187.1.230
Scope and Contents

Seated figure in off-shoulder blue and white striped gown; Color: oil and wash; Signed lower right

Dates: 2002; undated

Untitled (Seated nude with one arm on bent leg), undated, 2003, undated

 Item
Identifier: SC.187.1.229
Scope and Contents

Seated nude with one arm on bent leg, wearing high-heeled shoe; Black and white: charcoal line on vellum

Dates: 2003; undated

Untitled (Sketches of runway models in couture designs: A: Ferre, B: Ferre, C: Lagerfeld, D: Lagerfeld), circa 1980s, 2002, circa 1980s

 Item
Identifier: SC.187.1.232A-D
Scope and Contents

Composite matting of sketches of runway models in couture designs. A: Ferre, 1988, 7 1/4 x 5", Signed upper left; B: Ferre, 1988, 7 1/4 x 5", Signed upper right; C: Lagerfeld, undated, 8 x 11 1/4", Signed lower right; D: Lagerfeld, undated; Signed lower right

Dates: 2002; circa 1980s