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Woman's Ensemble (Play Suit)circa 1940

Not on view
Two-piece women's halter top and high-waisted shorts set in cream fabric printed with a repeating East Asian-inspired pattern of tigers, koi fish, and tropical foliage in red, navy, and green

Unknown, Woman's Ensemble (Play Suit), circa 1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gluckman, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Ensemble (Play Suit)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
circa 1940
Medium
Rayon plain weave, printed
Dimensions
Length (a) Top length from shoulder): 14 in. (35.56 cm) Center back length: 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gluckman
Accession Number
M.85.198a-b
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.