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From Paris to Providence : fashion, art, and the Tirocchi dressmakers' shop / Susan Hay, editor

Catalog Data

Author:
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art  Search this
Hay, Susan Anderson  Search this
Subject:
Tirocchi, Anna  Search this
Tirocchi, Laura  Search this
Physical description:
223 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 x 25 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Rhode Island
Providence
Date:
2000
20th century
Notes:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition "From Paris to Providence: Fashion, Art, and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; January 12-April 8, 2001."--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Line, color, detail, distinction, individuality: A. & L. Tirocchi, Providence dressmakers / Pamela A. Parmal--Clients and craftswomen: the pursuit of elegance / Susan Porter Benson--Strategies for success: the Tirocchis, immigration, and the Italian American experience / John W. Briggs--American fashion: the Tirocchi sisters in context / Madelyn Shaw--Paris to Providence: French couture and the Tirocchi shop / Susan Hay--Modernism in fabric: art and the Tirocchi textiles / Susan Hay
Topic:
Costume design--History  Search this
Dressmakers--History  Search this
Women consumers--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_627239