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Creator:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this
Names:
Blaszczyk, Regina Lee  Search this
Costello, Jeffrey  Search this
Tagliapietra, Robert  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 folder with 2 DVDs)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Fashion designers
Date:
2012-09-25
Summary:
The collection includes two (2) DVDs and a program from the Lemelson Center's presentation Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution. The Color Revolution, a book by Regina Lee Blaszczyk, traces the relationship of color and commerce from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design, describing the often unrecognized role of the color professional in comsumer culture.
Scope and Contents:
The collection includes two (2) DVDs and a program from the Lemelson Center's presentation Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution. The Color Revolution, a book by Regina Lee Blaszczyk, traces the relationship of color and commerce from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design, describing the often unrecognized role of the color professional in comsumer culture. The program features Regina Lee Blaszczyk, author of The Color Revolution; and fashion designers Jeffrey Costello and Robert Lagliapietra, who discuss their fashion work and their textile-dyeing process, AirDye.
Biographical / Historical:
This collection is currently unprocessed.
Provenance:
Made at NMAH. Transferred by the Lemelson Center to the Archives Center in 2012.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Inventions  Search this
Color  Search this
Genre/Form:
Fashion designers
Citation:
Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution, 2012, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1301
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Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8088b9500-f2fe-4596-a43d-ea48a02d194d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1301