Betty Brader-Ashley illustration tearsheets
Scope and Contents
This collection holds newspaper tear sheets of Joseph Magnin advertisements.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1966
Creator
- Brader-Ashley, Betty, 1924-1986 (1924-1986) (Person)
- Joseph Magnin Co., Inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Brader-Ashley was an American fashion illustrator active during the twenty years following World War II. She began her fashion career as a seamstress at Marshall Fields, and in 1943 became a fashion illustrator at the May Co. In 1946 she was offered a fashion illustration position with retailer Cyril Magnin. In 1948 she moved on to Nieman Marcus. In the 1950's she travelled to Europe, free-lanced, and became known for her signature colors: muddy browns, rich khakis, deep olive green and orange. Her work for Joseph Magnin in the 1960's is partly responsible for Women's wear daily honoring the firm with an award for longtime production of the best fashion advertising in the business.
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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
Brader-Ashley was an American fashion illustrator active during the twenty years following World War II. She began her fashion career as a seamstress at Marshall Fields, and in 1943 became a fashion illustrator at the May Co. In 1946 she was offered a fashion illustration position with retailer Cyril Magnin. In 1948 she moved on to Nieman Marcus. In the 1950's she travelled to Europe, free-lanced, and became known for her signature colors: muddy browns, rich khakis, deep olive green and orange. Her work for Joseph Magnin in the 1960's is partly responsible for Women's wear daily honoring the firm with an award for longtime production of the best fashion advertising in the business.
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Shell record
- Title
- Betty Brader-Ashley illustration tearsheets
- Date
- 2025-06-12
- 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