Lord & Taylor
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Weitz papers
Collection
Identifier: KA-0047
Abstract
A leading figure in the development of American ready-to-wear clothing, John Weitz (1923-2002) created one of the first American signature menswear lines. Weitz was a visiting lecturer at Parsons School of Design from 1975 to 1995. The collection includes design drawings, exhibition files, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and audiovisual recordings of promotional campaigns, fashion shows and television commercials.
Dates:
1945 - 1998
Found in:
The New School Archives
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John Weitz papers
Raymond Waldron papers
Collection
Identifier: KA-0044
Summary
Raymond S. Waldron, Jr. (1913-2002) attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design) from 1938-1941. After serving in World War II, Waldron worked for Lord & Taylor. In 1965, he established his own interior decoration firm. The collection includes his student work, a travel sketchbook, and professional files. Waldron's student work includes notebooks, instructor handouts, sketches and renderings, and tracings. A travel sketchbook...
Dates:
1938 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1994
Found in:
The New School Archives
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Raymond Waldron papers