A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes
This exhibition was on display from July 07, 2023 to February 04, 2024.
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- Ensemble, "Noh" Jacket and "Panung" Style Skirt
- twill-woven wool with lurex, wool jersey lining, suede .
- Museum of the City of New York. Gift of Mr. Philip Sills, 1981.
- IL2021.34.1
- Price Tower Stool
- copper, woven textile.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2018-22-65-a,b
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Photograph, Model Wearing a Poncho Designed by Bonnie Cashin in Fabric...
- reproduction.
- Private collection.
- s-e-4018
- Photograph, Matthew Fox Penthouse, New York City
- reproduction.
- William Pahlmann Papers, Texas A&M University.
- s-e-4015
- Sample, Sample for a Woven Blind
- handwoven wood, plastic, various yarns, lurex.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Dorothy Liebes Design Inc., 1973.
- IL2021.33.3
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Model wearing a Bonnie Cashin Evening Skirt in Fabric Designed by...
- reproduction.
- Vogue Magazine/Shutterstock.
- s-e-4023
- Skirt, Evening Skirt from the Skirtings Collection
- handwoven wool and synthetic.
- Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of....
- IL2021.33.5
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Textile, Mint Julep
- handwoven cotton, rayon, and metallic yarns.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Dorothy Liebes Design Inc., 1973.
- IL2021.33.1
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Portrait of Dorothy Liebes
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3730
- Textile
- wool, cotton, metallic yarn, and supplementary weft cut pile.
- Museum of Arts and Design, New York; gift of Dorothy Liebes Design and Ralph....
- IL2021.32.8
- This object was made by Goodall Fabrics.
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes with Ernst Spence at Goodall Fabrics, Sanford, Maine
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3960
- Sample Card, Woven Upholstery for the Chrysler-Plymouth Fury
- linen, linen-cellulose triacetate blend, viscose rayon, lurex (cellulose....
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-47
- This object was made by Collins & Aikman.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sample Card, Upholstery for American Airlines 747 Coach Class Seating
- power-loomed nomex.
- Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
- IL2021.37.2
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Sketch for American Airlines 747 Coach Class Interior
- reproduction.
- Henry Dreyfuss Archive, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
- s-e-3749
- Tiles, Kashmir, from the Distinguished Designer series
- glazed stoneware.
- Private collection.
- IL2021.27.16
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Sample, Sample for a Woven Blanket
- cotton, viscose rayon.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1948-26-2
- Drawing, Design for a Blanket
- graphite and gouache collage on paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.1
- Drawing, Design for a Blanket
- graphite and gouache collage on paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.2
- Announcement, The DuPont Show of the Week on NBC
- offset lithograph on coated paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.10
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sample Book, Weaves from Exclusive Hand-Loom Originals by Dorothy Liebes
- machine-printed paper, embossed.
- Gift of United Wallpaper, Inc..
- 1947-92-1-1/25
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- There are 12 images of this object.
- Textile, Theater Curtain for the DuPont Pavilion, New York World's Fair,...
- power-loomed orlon and fairtex metallic yarns.
- Museum of Arts and Design, New York; gift of Dorothy Liebes Design and Ralph....
- IL2021.32.3
- Photograph, DuPont New York Fashions
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-4027
- Loom, Forsythe Loom Owned by Dorothy Liebes
- loom: wood and metal; textile: cotton, synthetic fibers, and lurex.
- New York Historical Society, American Textile History Museum Collection, Gift....
- IL2021.39.1
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes in her Sutter Street Studio, San Francisco,...
- reproduction.
- The LIFE Picture Collection.
- s-e-3965
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Advertisement, "The Thread of the Story Is Lurex: Accessories to the Time"
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3742
- Advertisement, "The Thread of the Story is Lurex: Lurex in Vibrant, Luminous...
- reproduction.
- s-e-4056
- Sample Card (USA)
- cotton, viscose rayon, silk, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn.
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-59
- Sample Card (USA)
- cotton, viscose rayon, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated aluminum yarn.
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-78
- Sample Card (USA)
- cotton, viscose rayon, silk, cellulose acetate-laminated metallic yarn.
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-79
- Sample Card (USA)
- cellulose triacetate, viscose rayon, cotton, cellophane, cellulose acetate....
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-88
- Sample Card (USA)
- cotton, silk, wool, wool-rayon blend, cellulose acetate butyrate-laminated....
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-93
