Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
A) dress: center front 59-1/4 in. B) stole: 58 in.
Mark Description
Label: Norman Norell / New York
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. S. E. Knudson
Copyright
Collection
Color Palette
Provenance
Mrs. S.E. Knudsen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1980.
Gallery Labels
The flowers on the French fabric of this elegant dress are camellias. The patterning of the fabric resulted from a combination of painted warps (chiné) and damask weave, a very complicated and expensive weaving process. The waist, which is raised in the front and dips in the back, is decorated with a bow below the bust.
Norell’s superb construction techniques made his ready-to-wear garments as fine as any French couture creations. He was instrumental in launching ready-to-wear in the United States.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
September 1, 1982 - December 1, 1982
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