Walter Gerson sketches
Scope and Contents
This collection contains notated original and photocopied sketches of women's wear, many drawings with fabric swatches attached. Designs are mainly daytime wear, with some looks made up of coordinating separates. All drawings are undated and unsigned, and without brand information; based on style and fabrics they are presumed to be from the early 1980s while Gerson was working for various brands including R and K, Nancy Greer and Baron Peters.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1980 - 1985
Creator
- Gerson, Walter (1927-1996) (Person)
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 have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.
Conditions Governing Use
The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.
Full Extent
0.45 Linear Feet (One archival document box)
Language of Materials
English
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
- Title
- Walter Gerson sketches
- Author
- Julie Sandy Boyle
- Date
- 2026-02
- Description rules
- Dacs; Isad(g); Lo C
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository