Marcel Vertès prints
Scope and Contents
This collection holds prints of artwork by Marcel Vertès.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920-1929
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Born in Budapest, Hungary on August 10, 1895, Marcel Vertès began his illustrious career drawing during the First World War. After the war, he moved to Vienna and then to Paris. He studied at the Academy Julian and lived in the Latin Quarter. To pay for his tuition, Vertès made forgeries of works by Toulouse-Lautrec. His own career began to take off in Paris soon after graduating, quickly making Vertès a regular in the Parisian art scene. In 1935, he traveled to New York to network. Two years later he had his first one-man show in New York. He and his wife escaped from Paris days before the Nazi's took over the city. They settled in New York where Vertès began making connections in Hollywood. He worked as both the production designer and costume designer (along with Elsa Schiaparelli) for Moulin Rouge (1952). He won two academy awards, one for each credit. Additionally, he regularly contributed drawings to fashion publications like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Marcel Vertès died in Paris on October 31, 1961, at age 66.
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Language of Materials
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Existence and Location of Originals
The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10001
General
Born in Budapest, Hungary on August 10, 1895, Marcel Vertès began his illustrious career drawing during the First World War. After the war, he moved to Vienna and then to Paris. He studied at the Academy Julian and lived in the Latin Quarter. To pay for his tuition, Vertès made forgeries of works by Toulouse-Lautrec. His own career began to take off in Paris soon after graduating, quickly making Vertès a regular in the Parisian art scene. In 1935, he traveled to New York to network. Two years later he had his first one-man show in New York. He and his wife escaped from Paris days before the Nazi's took over the city. They settled in New York where Vertès began making connections in Hollywood. He worked as both the production designer and costume designer (along with Elsa Schiaparelli) for Moulin Rouge (1952). He won two academy awards, one for each credit. Additionally, he regularly contributed drawings to fashion publications like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Marcel Vertès died in Paris on October 31, 1961, at age 66.
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Shell record
- Title
- Marcel Vertès prints
- Date
- 2025-06-25
- Description rules
- Dacs; Isad(g); Lo C
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository