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"Just make them beautiful" the many worlds of a designing woman by Helen Rose

Author:
Rose, Helen 1904-1985  Search this
Physical description:
186 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations (some color) 27 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Autobiographies
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Californie
Date:
1976
Topic:
Fashion designers  Search this
Couturiers (Créateurs de mode)  Search this
Call number:
TT505.R67 A33X 1976
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_417601

BLK Vol. 1 No. 11

Published by:
Alan Bell, American  Search this
Edited by:
Alan Bell, American  Search this
Subject of:
George Augustus Stallings Jr., American, born 1948  Search this
Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation, American, founded 1989  Search this
Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985  Search this
National LGBTQ Task Force, American, founded 1974  Search this
AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, American, founded 1987  Search this
Jewel Thais-Williams, American  Search this
Jewel's Catch One, American, founded 1973  Search this
Ivy Bottini, American, born 1926  Search this
Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003  Search this
African-American Lesbian and Gay Alliance, American, founded 1986  Search this
Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
October 1989
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Catholicism  Search this
Communities  Search this
Health  Search this
Identity  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Religion  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
Object number:
2018.108.11
Restrictions & Rights:
© BLK Publishing Company, Inc
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
HIV/AIDS Activist Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d6661ebd-8b24-4a1c-9561-f56857c6d0f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.108.11

BLK Vol. 2 No. 2

Published by:
Alan Bell, American  Search this
Edited by:
Alan Bell, American  Search this
Subject of:
Lavender Light, American, founded 1985  Search this
AIDS Project East Bay, American, founded 1983  Search this
Larry Saxxon, American  Search this
Cleo Manago, American, born 1963  Search this
Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985  Search this
Rev. Carl Bean, American, 1944 - 2021  Search this
Phill Wilson, American, born 1956  Search this
National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980  Search this
George Augustus Stallings Jr., American, born 1948  Search this
Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003  Search this
Danitra Vance, American, 1954 - 1994  Search this
Keith St. John, American, born 1957  Search this
Barbara Smith, American, born 1946  Search this
Assotto Saint, Haitian American, 1957 - 1994  Search this
African-American Lesbian and Gay Alliance, American, founded 1986  Search this
Ayofemi Stowe Folayan, American, born 1950  Search this
Patrick Kelly, American, 1954 - 1990  Search this
Alvin Ailey, American, 1931 - 1989  Search this
Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992  Search this
Ice-T, American, born 1962  Search this
Essence Magazine, American, founded 1970  Search this
Living Colour, American, founded 1984  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
San Francisco, San Francisco county, California, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Date:
February 1990
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Catholicism  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Communities  Search this
Gender  Search this
Gospel (Music)  Search this
Health  Search this
Identity  Search this
International affairs  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Men  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
Object number:
2018.108.15
Restrictions & Rights:
© BLK Publishing Company, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
HIV/AIDS Activist Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae928a8b-0202-4a36-b9f5-ba1cce9baa6d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.108.15

Kharmony, LA Pride, Los Angeles, CA, 2020

Photograph by:
Stephanie Mei-Ling, American, born 1979  Search this
Printed by:
LuxLab, American  Search this
Subject of:
Kharmony Fortune, American  Search this
Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles, American, founded 2013  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 10 × 7 13/16 in. (25.4 × 19.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 8 3/4 in. (27.7 × 22.2 cm)
Type:
pigment prints
portraits
Place captured:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Place printed:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 14, 2020
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2021.64
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephanie Mei-Ling
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a5c26c70-5288-49be-a08d-10f6b69e8979
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.64
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Adrian : silver screen to custom label / Christian Esquevin ; foreword by Yeohlee

Author:
Esquevin, Christian  Search this
Subject:
Adrian 1903-1959  Search this
Physical description:
223 p. : ill ; 29 cm
Type:
Biography
Pictorial works
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Date:
2008
Topic:
Fashion designers  Search this
Costume designers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_902359

Dress worn by Viola Davis to the 2015 Emmy Awards ceremony

Designed by:
Carmen Marc Valvo, American, born 1953  Search this
Worn by:
Viola Davis, American, born 1965  Search this
Medium:
silk faille, silk chiffon, silk satin, synthetic tulle, glass beads, and metal fasteners
Dimensions:
H x W x D (flat): 62 1/4 × 73 × 3 1/2 in. (158.1 × 185.4 × 8.9 cm)
Type:
gowns
Place used:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Television  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Viola Davis
Object number:
2016.154
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Clothing-Fashion
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5692095f6-894c-414d-ac75-e48ecb593d18
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.154
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Rudi Gernreich : fashion will go out of fashion : [eine Koproduktion von Neue Galerie Graz und Steirischer Herbst im Künstlerhaus, Graz, 7.10.-26.11.2000] / herausgegeben von Brigitte Felderer

Author:
Gernreich, Rudi 1922-1985  Search this
Felderer, Brigitte  Search this
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum  Search this
Künstlerhaus (Graz, Austria)  Search this
Steirischer Herbst 96 (1996 : Graz, Austria)  Search this
Subject:
Gernreich, Rudi 1922-1985  Search this
Physical description:
252 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Date:
2000
C2000
Topic:
Costume design  Search this
Fashion designers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_725622

Rudi Gernreich fashion will go out of fashion, September 15 - November 11, 2001 Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Title:
Fashion will go out of fashion
Author:
Gernreich, Rudi 1922-1985  Search this
Author:
University of Pennsylvania Institute of Contemporary Art  Search this
Physical description:
86 pages illustrations 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Californie
Date:
2001
Topic:
Costume design  Search this
Fashion designers  Search this
Costume (Arts décoratifs)--Création  Search this
Couturiers (Créateurs de mode)  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_710082

The World Bank, J C Penney, and artisanal African fashion in Los Angeles

Author:
Rabine, Leslie W. 1944-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Wachira, Wairimu  Search this
Karimu  Search this
J. C. Penney Co  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Africa
California
Los Angeles
Date:
2002
Topic:
Fashion merchandising  Search this
African American fashion designers  Search this
Call number:
TT504.6.A35 R33 2002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_756445

Tuxedo jacket worn by Lena Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards

Created by:
Alba, American  Search this
Worn by:
Lena Waithe, American, born 1984  Search this
Subject of:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1955  Search this
Medium:
Lamé brocade, silk (fiber), polyester, metal and velvet trimming (material)
Dimensions:
L x W (jacket): 28 15/16 × 18 1/2 in. (73.5 × 47 cm)
Chest: 19 11/16 in. (50 cm)
L x W (Sleeve): 23 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (58.5 × 23 cm)
Waist: 22 13/16 in. (58 cm)
Type:
jackets
tuxedoes
Place used:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Television  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lena Waithe
Object number:
2019.1.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Alba
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Clothing-Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b68f822-20a7-4d55-bff1-eb39b34effeb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.1.1

Tuxedo pants worn by Lena Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards

Created by:
Alba, American  Search this
Worn by:
Lena Waithe, American, born 1984  Search this
Subject of:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1955  Search this
Medium:
polyester, plastic, metal and velvet trimming (material)
Dimensions:
Inseam: 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm)
Waist: 18 9/16 in. (47.2 cm)
L x W (pants): 38 1/4 × 18 9/16 in. (97.2 × 47.2 cm)
Type:
trousers
tuxedoes
Place used:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Television  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lena Waithe
Object number:
2019.1.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Alba
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Clothing-Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59bcb3b32-29fb-4b06-9743-5d38f458f219
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.1.2

Tuxedo shirt worn by Lena Waithe to the 2017 Emmy Awards

Created by:
Alba, American  Search this
Worn by:
Lena Waithe, American, born 1984  Search this
Subject of:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1955  Search this
Medium:
cotton (textile) and polyester with plastic buttons (fasteners) , cloth and trimming (material)
Dimensions:
L x W (Jacket): 29 15/16 × 21 1/16 in. (76.1 × 53.5 cm)
Chest: 21 1/16 in. (53.5 cm)
L x W (Sleeve): 23 1/4 × 9 1/16 in. (59 × 23 cm)
Waist: 17 15/16 in. (45.5 cm)
Type:
tuxedoes
dress shirts
Place used:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Television  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lena Waithe
Object number:
2019.1.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© Alba
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Clothing-Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8bd92be-0647-40dc-8bbc-b35638b844d3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.1.3

Woman's Dress, 1940–45

Maker:
Ballerino, Louella  Search this
Ballerino, Louella  Search this
Designer:
Ballerino, Louella  Search this
Measurements:
center back: 42 1/4 in; 107.315 cm
Object Name:
dress, 1-piece
Object Type:
Dress
Entire Body
Main Dress
Woman
Made in:
United States: California, Los Angeles
United States: California
Date made:
1940-1945
ID Number:
2000.0124.001
Accession number:
2000.0124
Catalog number:
2000.0124.001
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Home and Community Life: Costume
Clothing & Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-11e3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_687292
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