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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- Sample Card (USA)
- cellulose acetate, cotton, viscose rayon, silk, wool, cellulose acetate....
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-96
- Sample Card (USA)
- cotton, viscose rayon, silk-viscose rayon blend, linen, cellulose....
- Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes Morin.
- 1972-75-120
- Advertisement, "The Thread of the Story Is Lurex: Colored Lurex in a Swimsuit"
- reproduction.
- s-e-3744
- Apron, Hostess Apron
- wool, viscose, and lurex.
- Gift of Sandy Schreier.
- 2024-11-1
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Ensemble, Poncho, Skirt, and Belt
- woven wool and metallic tweed poncho and skirt, leather belt.
- Dr. Stephanie Lake / Bonnie Cashin Archive.
- IL2021.36.4a,b
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Photograph, Photograph Used in an Advertisement for the Dorothy Liebes for...
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3963
- Scarf, Woven Scarf for the Carol Stanley Collection
- twill woven wool, synthetic, and lurex.
- Private collection.
- IL2021.27.22
- Scarf, Woven Scarf for the Carol Stanley Collection
- twill woven wool, synthetic, and lurex.
- Private collection.
- IL2021.27.23
- Textile, Lurex Porcelain Colors Sampler
- cotton, rayon, lurex, man-made straw.
- Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
- IL2021.37.3
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Advertisement, "The Thread of the Story is Lurex: The Look of Porcelain"
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3738
- Pillow, Toss pillow
- twill woven nylon 6-6, acrylic, cotton, viscose rayon, acetate, and lurex.
- Private collection.
- IL2021.27.18
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Pillow, Toss pillow
- twill woven wool, cotton, nylon 6-6, acetate, silk and lurex.
- Private collection.
- IL2021.27.19
- Pillow, Toss pillow
- twill woven cotton, nylon 6-6, acetate, viscose rayon, viscose rayon-wool....
- Private collection.
- IL2021.27.20
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes on the Set of the Arlene Francis Show, WNBC-TV
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Scrapbook, Art Institute of Chicago.
- s-e-4025
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes with Three Weavers, Dorothy Liebes Studio, New...
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3740
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes Studio Weavers in the Sutter Street Studio
- reproduction.
- The LIFE Picture Collection / Shutterstock.
- s-e-4009
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Photograph, Harry Frost at a Warping Drum, Dorothy Liebes Studio, San...
- reproduction.
- The LIFE Picture Collection.
- s-e-4035
- Photograph, Daren Pierce Weaving a Reed Screen, Dorothy Liebes Studio, San...
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-4034
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes with Tammis Keefe (left) and Kay Geary (right),...
- reproduction.
- The LIFE Picture Collection.
- s-e-4033
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes with Louise Fong and Her Infant Daughter, Dorothy...
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- s-e-3745
- Photograph, "Daren and Dodo" (Daren Pierce and Dorothy Liebes)
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Scrapbook, Art Institute of Chicago.
- s-e-4014
- Drawing, Caricature of Dorothy Liebes
- ink, watercolor, gouache, and metallic paint on tracing paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.5
- Letter, Letter from Daren Pierce to Dorothy Liebes regarding his visit to...
- pen and ink and typewritten text on paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.21
- Apron, Hostess Apron, ca. 1950
- wool, synthetic, and lurex.
- Courtesy of Douglas Todd.
- IL2023.3.2
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for a Suit with Woven Shawl
- graphite and color pencil on paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.4
- Shawl, Shawl
- handwoven wool and metallic yarns.
- Dr. Stephanie Lake / Bonnie Cashin Archive.
- IL2021.36.1
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Dorothy Liebes with May Gunn (left) and Louise Fong (right),...
- reproduction.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art.
- s-e-4026
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Photograph, Mary Walker Phillips at the loom in her studio, Fresno,...
- reproduction.
- Courtesy of Friends of Fiber Art International artist files, American Craft....
- s-e-4020
- Sample (USA)
- lurex® (cellulose acetate butyrate film laminated aluminum yarn), insulating....
- Gift of Mary Walker Phillips.
- 1971-43-7-d
- Sample (USA)
- lurex® (cellulose acetate butyrate film laminated aluminum yarn), silk.
- Gift of Mary Walker Phillips.
- 1971-43-6-a
- Caricature, "Hello To Everybody!!!!!!"
- graphite and gouache on paper.
- Dorothy Liebes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- IL2021.46.14
