Woman's Ensemble (Cape, Blouse, and Skirt)

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Woman's Ensemble (Cape, Blouse, and Skirt)

United States, California, 1945
Costumes; ensembles
Rayon plain weave (crépe), rayon satin-back crepe
Center back length (Cape): 55 1/8 in. (140.02 cm) Center back length (Blouse): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm)
Gift of the artist (56.14.5a-c)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward.  Salute to California: 50 Years of Fashion, 1930-1980.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Barron, Stephanie, S. Bernstein and I. S. Fort, with essays by Stephanie Barron, Sherri Bernstein, M. Dear, Howard N. Fox and Richard Rodriguez.  Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Berkeley:  University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000.

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