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Catalina Sportswear
Woman's Two-piece Swimsuitlate 1940s

Not on view
Two-piece vintage swimsuit laid flat, red floral print fabric with paisley panel accents and red button details on high-waisted bottoms

Catalina Sportswear, Woman's Two-piece Swimsuit, late 1940s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Esther Ginsberg and Linda Davis in honor of Laurie Werner, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Design House
Catalina Sportswear
United States, California, Los Angeles, 1907-1993
Title
Woman's Two-piece Swimsuit
Place Made
United States, California, Los Angeles
Date Made
late 1940s
Medium
Top: Cotton plain weave, printed and glazed. Shorts: Cotton plain weave, printed and glazed, with plastic buttons.
Dimensions
Length (.1) Top, overall): 4 1/8 in. (10.48 cm) Center back length (.2) Shorts): 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Esther Ginsberg and Linda Davis in honor of Laurie Werner
Accession Number
AC1998.40.3.1-.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles