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Winner of the Special Trade, General Award in the 2011 New York Book Show Awards
Short-listed for the 2011 Davenport Publication Award sponsored by the Costume Society of America
Winner of the Silver Medal as given by the Independent Publishers Book Awards
This lavishly illustrated volume is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum’s internationally renowned historic costume collection. The nearly 25,000-object collection comprises fashionable women’s and men’s garments and accessories from the 18th through the 20th century. It features sumptuous 19th-century gowns from the House of Worth, exquisite works by the great 20th-century French couturiers, iconic Surrealist-based designs of Elsa Schiaparelli, sportswear classics from pioneer American women designers, and the incomparable draped and tailored creations of Charles James.
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| Autor |
Jan Glier Reader |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel |
Yale University Press |
| Jazyk | anglicky |
| Vazba | pevná s přebalem |
| Počet stran | 256 |
| Formát | 254 × 280 |
| EAN | 9780300155228 |
| Edice |
Móda Katalogy výstav a sbírek Užité umění |
In 2009, the Brooklyn Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art entered into a groundbreaking long-term partnership to steward Brooklyn’s collection. The objects were transferred to The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan, with Brooklyn maintaining curatorial access. Exhibitions of costumes from the collection will be held at both institutions in early May 2010.
Jan Glier Reeder is Consulting Curator, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Jan Glier Reader
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