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Rudi Gernreich
Woman's Swimsuit (Monokini)1964

Not on view
No image
Designer
Rudi Gernreich
Austria, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1922-1985
Design House
Rudi Gernreich
United States, founded 1951
Title
Woman's Swimsuit (Monokini)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1964
Medium
Wool knit
Dimensions
Center back length: 24 1/2 in. (62.23 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number
M.78.150
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography

  • 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.

  • Maeder, Edward. Salute to California: 50 Years of Fashion, 1930-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.