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Artist:

Olowu, Duro  Search this

Subject:

Olowu, Duro  Search this

Physical description:

416 pages

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

Nigeria

Topic:

Fashion designers  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1145907

Physical description:

xvii, 277 pages

Type:

Books

Topic:

Fashion and globalization  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1158057

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-10-27T11:16:07.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_D0BLwAq7Fz8

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-06-29T19:30:23.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_M6AVbLqA8Qc

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2016-03-18T00:05:05.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_PJVxfAp8Ydk

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-10-25T15:11:57.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_ZIPQS45ahbI

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-10-12T23:52:46.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_pGmd1C-l2LM

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-05-01T20:11:06.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_qoL2dkt7fu8

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-01-11T15:32:36.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_vJhK-kP0otw

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-10-01T15:30:07.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_vZHQGhq-9QQ

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-09-24T05:58:44.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_wmygYmJz8Pw

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-07-02T16:36:30.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_xFjjnJPM01E

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-10-14T00:51:20.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt__Z_Aj-41WEw

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-02-28T17:06:54.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_i4RPVLTHDXk

Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-04-22T20:34:07.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, Asian  Search this

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FreerSackler

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

YouTube Channel:

FreerSackler

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Qgp6ermIdXI

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-01-17T21:41:28.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_yl2c404s8II

Creator:

Shaver, Dorothy, 1893-1959  Search this

Donor:

Shaver, Elsie  Search this

Names:

Lord & Taylor  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Costume  Search this

Extent:

14 Sound recordings

32 Cassette tapes

1 Electronic discs (CD)

6 Cubic feet (22 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Cassette tapes

Electronic discs (cd)

Clippings

Photographs

Scrapbooks

78 rpm records

Phonograph records

Professional papers

Date:

circa 1920-1959; undated

bulk 1945-1959

Summary:

This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Dorothy Shaver, one of the best-known female executives in the 1950s; Shaver became the first female president of Lord & Taylor in 1945.

Scope and Contents:

This collection documents the personal and professional life of Dorothy Shaver. Types of materials include correspondence, clippings, biographical narratives, interviews, statements to the press, event programs, speeches, certificates, obituaries, awards and honorary degrees, souvenir publications, advertisements, scrapbooks, planning documents, travel itineraries, notes, invitations, seating lists, photographs, and audio recordings. These materials range in date from 1920 to 1959, but the bulk date is from 1945 to 1959. Those interested in the history of women in business, fashion merchandising, the department store Lord & Taylor, the "American Look" as a fashion trend, and the creation of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will find this collection useful. An oral history interview was conducted with Elsie Shaver, sister of Dorothy Shaver, in 1973.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Personal Papers, 1920s-1959; undated

Series 2: Professional Papers, 1927-1959; undated

Series 3: Social and Professional Activities, 1928-1959; undated

Series 4: Photographs, about 1920-1959; undated

Series 5: Audio Recordings, 1946-1948; 1956, 1973

Biographical History:

Dorothy Shaver was born on July 29, 1893, in Center Point, Arkansas to, Sallie Borden and James D. Shaver, a lawyer and judge. After graduating from Mena High School in 1910, Dorothy went on to study at the University of Arkansas and the University of Chicago. She moved to New York City with her sister Elsie, an artist, in the 1920s. Acting as an agent for her sister, Dorothy sold some of Elsie's fashion drawings to the department store Lord & Taylor. Dorothy also promoted Elsie's "Five Little Shaver" dolls, which became a major fad after Lord &Taylor introduced them.

Impressed, Lord & Taylor hired Dorothy Shaver to head its Comparative Shopping Bureau, the main purpose of which was to spy on other department stores. Shaver eventually reorganized this department to create a Bureau of Stylists in an effort to improve Lord & Taylor's merchandising strategy and set the pace for style in New York. Her career with Lord & Taylor skyrocketed from there. In 1927, Shaver became a member of Lord & Taylor's board of directors and in 1931, she was named a vice president. In 1937, she was elevated to first vice president and on December 19, 1945, she was named president of Lord & Taylor, becoming one of the first female executives of a large department store. One year later, she was elected to the board of directors of the Associated Dry Goods Corporation, of which Lord & Taylor was a division.

Under Shaver's direction, Lord & Taylor became one of the first department stores to sell clothing specifically designed for different subsets of their customer base; teenaged girls, young adult women, petite women, and career women. She also introduced a bridal shop and a maternity department. She was known for her unique merchandising techniques, such as spraying perfume from the store's marquee in an effort to sell perfume and attract customers. Six suburban branches were opened under her leadership in Manhasset, New York, 1941; Scarsdale, New York, 1948; Millburn, New Jersey, 1949; West Hartford, Connecticut, 1953; Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 1954; and Garden City, New York, 1956.

Shaver was also known for her early recognition of American fashion designers. She promoted the "American Look" as a fashion trend, putting American designers on par with French designers. Her efforts fueled the careers of many American designers including Clare Potter, Claire McCardle, and Nettie Rosenstein. In 1937, Shaver established the American Design Awards, an annual event hosted by Lord & Taylor highlighting the achievements of innovators in the fields of design, the arts, housing, education, the sciences, and international relations.

Shaver also helped establish the Museum of Costume Art, which became the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1944. She was chairman of the institute's executive committee and was a member of the Museum's board of trustees. In 1942, as a merchandising consultant to the office of Quartermaster General, Shaver supervised the design of new uniforms and accessories for nurses in the military.

Shaver received numerous citations and awards over the course of her life, including honorary degrees from Syracuse University (1947), Bates College (1949), New York University (1950), Russell Sage College (1951), Lafayette College (1957), and Wheaton College (1957).

Shaver suffered a stroke and died soon after on June 28, 1959; she is buried in Texarkana, Arkansas. Her gravestone has the year of her birth as 1897, four years later than her actual birth date. This error apparently was done on the instruction of her sister, Elsie, because the two women enjoyed misrepresenting their ages.

Bibliographic references:

Lord and Taylor advertisement in: Museum of the City of New York, Paris, and New York. Design Fashion Culture 1925-1940 Monacelli Press, 1928, p. 166;

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Freda Diamond Collection, circa 1945-1984 (AC0616)

Estelle Ellis Collection, 1944-1994, #423, Brownie Wise Papers, circa 1928-1968 (AC0509) California Shop Records, 1938-1942 (AC0572)

Setting the Precedent: Four Women Who Excelled in Business, featuring Freda Diamond, Estelle Ellis, Dorothy Shaver, and Brownie Wise.

Related Artifacts:

The Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) holds artifacts relating to S. Newman Darby and his invention of the windsurfer, including an original board, boom and mast, and sail dating from 1964. See accessions #1998.0086 and #1998.0323.

Provenance:

This collection was donated to the Museum's Division of Home and Community Life by Dorothy Shaver's sister, Elsie Shaver, in 1973.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original audio acssettes are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Costume design  Search this

Women in business -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Scrapbooks -- 20th century

78 rpm records

Phonograph records

Professional papers

Citation:

Dorothy Shaver Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0631

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep846b248bb-7d72-45b7-94c6-78a9533028f6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0631

Creator:

Santos Solomon, Julia, 1956-  Search this

Names:

Parsons School of Design -- Faculty  Search this

Calamari, Barbara  Search this

Dye, Alice  Search this

Dye, Pete  Search this

Extent:

2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Diaries

Date:

1972-2014

Summary:

The papers of Julia Santos Solomon measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2014. The papers document Santos Solomon's career as an artist, educator, and fashion designer through a proposal for "Lola!" television show, proposals for a series of children's books, exhibition announcements and catalogs, photographs of artwork, and other professional activity files; writings consisting of notes, diary pages, and diaries; and sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Julia Santos Solomon measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1972 to 2014. The papers document Santos Solomon's career as an artist, educator, and fashion designer through a proposal for "Lola!" television show, proposals for a series of children's books, exhibition announcements and catalogs, photographs of artwork, and other professional activity; writings consisting of notes, diary pages, and diaries; and sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork.

Professional material consists of correspondence with Alice Dye, wife of Pete Dye, golf course architect; commission files relate to golf course landscape paintings, prints, and textiles; some exhibtion catalogs and announcements; and printed material related to Altos de Chavon School of Design. Also included are proposals for a series of children's books consisting of some correspondence, draft manuscripts, and sketches. Audio visual material consists of a DVD and CD related to the pilot television program 'Lola' (never produced) created by Santos Solomon and Barbara Calamari and loosely based on Santos Solomon's biography, especially as a teenager and young adult. Also included are episode descriptions and notes about the show.

Writings include three diaries recording Santos Solomon's study of art and design, largely in the Dominican Republic and Europe. Also included are pages of diary entries from various years, and some notebooks of notes.

Artwork consists of sketchbooks, sketches, fashion illustrations, an original watercolor, pen, and pencil textile designs.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Professional Activity Files, 1972-2014 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Writings, 1977-2007 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Artwork, 1985-2002 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, OV 4-7)

Biographical / Historical:

Julia Santos Solomon (1956- ) is an educator, painter, sculptor, digital artist, and textile and fashion designer in the Dominican Republic and Woodstock, New York. Santos Solomon was born in the Dominican Republic in 1956, and she emigrated to the United States in 1966 where she eventually went on to study at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University. Santos Solomon was a founding member of Altos de Chavon School of Design of Parsons School of Design, through which her vision shaped generations of successful Dominican artists. She currently resides in Woodstock, New York.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Julia Santos Solomon conducted by Fernanda Espinosa, August 26, 2020; an oral history interview conducted by Fernanda Espinosa, March 9-April 15, 2021.

Provenance:

Donated 2015 and 2016 by Julia Santos Solomon.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Art teachers -- Dominican Republic  Search this

Art teachers -- New York (State)  Search this

Fashion designers -- Dominican Republic  Search this

Fashion designers -- New York (State)  Search this

Painters -- Dominican Republic  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Woodstock  Search this

Textile designers -- Dominican Republic  Search this

Textile designers -- New York (State)  Search this

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Diaries

Citation:

Julia Santos Solomon Papers, 1972-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.santjuli

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Julia Santos Solomon papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90af5380d-186a-44a1-be5a-a9676468fbef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-santjuli

Creator:

Santos Solomon, Julia, 1956-  Search this

Subject:

Calamari, Barbara  Search this

Dye, Alice  Search this

Dye, Pete  Search this

Parsons School of Design  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Diaries

Citation:

Julia Santos Solomon papers, 1972-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Theme:

Latino and Latin American  Search this

Diaries  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16297

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373772

AAA_collcode_santjuli

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Diaries

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_373772

Creator:

Wheeler, Inez, 1891-1978  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Date:

1910-circa 1920s

Summary:

The scattered papers of designer and illustrator Inez Wheeler measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1910 to circa 1920s. The collection consists of pencil and painted drawings for fashion magazine covers and advertisements, war related illustrations, and general fashion designs. Also found are reproductions of Wheeler's work in various publications and clippings.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of designer and illustrator Inez Wheeler measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1910 to circa 1920s. The collection consists of pencil and painted drawings for fashion magazine covers and advertisements, war related illustrations, and general fashion designs. Also found are reproductions of Wheeler's work in various publications and clippings.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Designer and illustrator Inez Wheeler (1981-1978) was active in Battle Creek, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. Wheeler is known for her illustrations featured in department store publications and fashion advertisements. She married Louis Prell in 1921.

Provenance:

Donated 1978 by Detroit Public Library via Paul T. Scupholm, executive secretary of the Friends of the Library.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Occupation:

Illustrators -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Illustrators -- Michigan -- Battle Creek  Search this

Designers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Designers -- Michigan -- Battle Creek  Search this

Topic:

Commercial art -- United States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women designers  Search this

Women illustrators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Citation:

Inez Wheeler papers, 1910-circa 1920s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.wheeinez

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Inez Wheeler papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9640289d0-1a32-48f9-bc49-5a82e2fff0d3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wheeinez