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Rudi Gernreich
Fashion Sketch1954

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Graphite fashion design drawing on translucent cream paper showing three views of a stylized female figure in a fitted knit dress, with handwritten annotations and dated 1964
Pencil fashion sketch on aged paper, full-length side profile of a slender figure wearing a fitted top with a draped shoulder sash and wide-leg trousers, with handwritten fabric annotations and a number 74 notation at upper left.
Pencil fashion illustration on cream paper showing two female figures: a larger frontal view of a woman in a loose top and narrow skirt with hands on hips, and a smaller rear view figure in a backless dress, with fluid gestural linework and light wash staining.

Rudi Gernreich, Fashion Sketch, 1954, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Walter R. Bass, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Rudi Gernreich
Austria, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1922-1985
Title
Fashion Sketch
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1954
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
12 x 16 in. (30.48 x 40.64 cm) approximately
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Walter R. Bass
Accession Number
M.76.86.192a-b
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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