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Collections

Catalina Sportswear
Woman's Ensemble (Shirt and Two-piece Play Suit)late 1940s

Not on view
Fashion display with mannequin wearing a three-piece tropical print ensemble in canary yellow and forest green, including a halter bralette, high-waisted shorts, and a button-front shirt held in hand
Design House
Catalina Sportswear
United States, California, Los Angeles, 1907-1993
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Shirt and Two-piece Play Suit)
Place Made
United States, California, Los Angeles
Date Made
late 1940s
Medium
Shirt: Cotton plain weave, printed, with plastic buttons. Play suit: Cotton plain weave, printed.
Credit Line
Gift of Harry Eden and Esther Ginsberg in honor of Michael, Linda, and Alice Eisenberg
Accession Number
AC1998.40.2.1-.3
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.

  • The California pop-up book. New York: Universe Pub. in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2000.