Fashion drawing -- History -- Sources

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This collection is comprised of A. Beller & Co. sketches for womenswear designs, 1914 - 1929

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This collection holds original watercolor, pencil and gouache illustrations, in many cases for advertisements and accompanied by a magazine tear of their corresponding published version. There is also one printed booklet featuring a Schwinn-Jordan illustration on the cover, one 35mm slide, and various photocopied press about Schwinn-Jordan (originals not present).

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Over 100,000 sketches of women's wear, including coats, dresses, furs. Many drawings are on tracing paper.

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One original sketch in pencil and watercolor with wool swatches attached showing a women's wear ensemble with a blue pencil dress and chunky bomber-style jacket; the design was created while Lars was a student at FIT.

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Collection includes original color and photomechanically reproduced black and white sketches from 1946 to 1978, as well as original and photomechanically reproduced sketches of women's wear (1950-1970) produced under the firm's division, "Creator's Studio." Designers include Manning and Betty Dee.

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Student fashion sketch.

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One framed and matted costume sketch of a female figure dated 1936 or 37 and a hand-written, illustrated letter by Christian Bérard dated May 8, 1946.

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This collections contains sketches, promotional materials, photographs and business records for the American women's coat and suit manufacturer Davidow Inc.

Scope and Contents The Frances Neady collection of Original Fashion Illustrations was established in 1984 to honor its namesake, an inspirational teacher of fashion illustration. The collection encompasses over a century of fashion art. Its earliest example, a watercolor by Pierre Brissaud for Gazette du Bon Ton, is dated 1913. Among other artists represented in the collection are Eric (Carl Erickson), René Bouché, Dorothy Hood, George Stavrinos, and Antonio (Lopez). Donations to the collection come from...

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This collection holds original sketches, photographs of sketches, tear sheets, magazines, clippings of published illustrations, photographs, and correspondence.