COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1988.74.2a-e
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MMA_.1988.74.2a-e
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Gernreich, Rudi
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Gernreich, Rudi
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
Designer
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Designer
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
American, 1922 - 1985
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American, 1922 - 1985
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Designed by Rudi Gernreich
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Designed by Rudi Gernreich
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Play ensemble
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Play ensemble
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1967
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1967
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1967
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1967
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1967
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1967
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
wool, plastic, Nylon
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wool, plastic, Nylon
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Main dress-Womenswear
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Main dress-Womenswear
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
(a) L. at center back 29 in. (74.5 cm); (b) L. at center back 8 1/2 in. (22.5 cm); (c,d) L. at center back 22 in. (56.5 cm) (e) L. 23 in. (58.5 cm)
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(a) L. at center back 29 in. (74.5 cm); (b) L. at center back 8 1/2 in. (22.5 cm); (c,d) L. at center back 22 in. (56.5 cm) (e) L. 23 in. (58.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1988.74.2a-e
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1988.74.2a-e
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Léon Bing and Oreste F. Pucciani, 1988
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Gift of Léon Bing and Oreste F. Pucciani, 1988
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
In these Gernreich creations, vertical and horizontal windows - like the zips in a Barnett Newman painting overlaid on a figure - delineate an axis of nudity on the body. These dresses appeared on the cover of 'Time' (December 1, 1967) accompanying a story on Gernreich that described him as 'the most way-out, far-ahead designer in the U.S.' The ensemble exemplifies Gernreich's famous declaration: 'A woman today can be anything she wants to be - a Gainsborough or a Reynolds or a Reynolds Wrap.' Apparently, she can also be a Saran Wrap.
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<P>In these Gernreich creations, vertical and horizontal windows - like the zips in a Barnett Newman painting overlaid on a figure - delineate an axis of nudity on the body. These dresses appeared on the cover of 'Time' (December 1, 1967) accompanying a story on Gernreich that described him as 'the most way-out, far-ahead designer in the U.S.' The ensemble exemplifies Gernreich's famous declaration: 'A woman today can be anything she wants to be - a Gainsborough or a Reynolds or a Reynolds Wrap.' Apparently, she can also be a Saran Wrap.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ci1988.74.2a-e.R.tif
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MMA_.ci1988.74.2a-e.R.tif
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