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Rudi Gernreich
Woman's Swimsuit1952

Not on view
Knitted one-piece swimsuit with large-scale black and heathered gray checkerboard pattern, wide V-neckline, and black ribbed trim at straps and leg openings

Rudi Gernreich, Rudi Gernreich, Woman's Swimsuit, 1952, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Walter Bass, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Rudi Gernreich
Austria, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1922-1985
Design House
Rudi Gernreich
United States, founded 1951
Title
Woman's Swimsuit
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1952
Medium
Wool knit
Dimensions
Center back length: 22 in. (55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Walter Bass
Accession Number
M.74.153.88
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.

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