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WilliWear News
This is a WilliWear News. It was overseen (as art director) by Richard Pandiscio and edited by Kim Hastreiter, American, b. 1951 and made for WilliWear Ltd..
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Linda Mason as part of Willi Smith: Street Couture.
In addition to film, Smith was interested in using publishing as a tool for presenting WilliWear collections and values. In 1986, he worked with his friend Kim Hastreiter, co-founder of Paper magazine, to produce two issues of a playful publication dubbed the WilliWear News. The newsletter unfolded into a poster that presented short articles on lifestyle, fashion, and the arts, often through personal references to Smith’s art collection, friends, and his bulldog Rufus.
It is credited Courtesy of Linda Mason.
Its dimensions are
H x W (Closed): 24.1 × 17.1 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.) H x W (Open once): 24.1 × 34.3 cm (9 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.) H x W (Open twice): 34.3 × 48.3 cm (13 1/2 in. × 19 in.) H x W (Open completely): 48.3 × 67.3 cm (19 in. × 26 1/2 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Willi Smith: Street Couture.
