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Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Party of the Year invitations, 1958-1968

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

This folder contains invitations to the Costume Institute's Party of the Year balls; each year had a different theme, "Snow Ball", "Jewel Ball", "Museum Ball", "American Holidays Ball" and "Folk Fete". All invitations are in color, and some are printed in letterpress. All have handwritten notes indicating that Freund was in charge of the layout; some indicate the artists involved, including Dorothy Hood and Helen Hall.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958-1968

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you wish to schedule an appointment to view this material or have any questions, visit our website.

Full Extent

5 documents : Folded party invitations on heavyweight paper

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository

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