KA. Kellen Design Archives Collections
Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:
Mariette Cassels student notebooks
The collection consists of eight notebooks kept by Mariette Cassels (1905-1993) while studying in the Paris Ateliers of the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now, Parsons The New School for Design) in 1930-1931. Includes lecture notes, photographs, postcards, clippings and sketches of furniture and decorative moldings.
Marion Reed student notebook
A student notebook kept by Marion Reed, who attended Parsons School of Design's Paris Atelier in the summer of 1927. The notebook contains lecture notes, postcards and class handouts.
Marty Spiegel student work
The collection is comprised of Marty Spiegel's student work for Parsons' Environmental Design Department, which he attended from 1973 to 1976. Consists of course materials, correspondence, drawings and sketches, and printed materials, as well as digital reproductions of 35mm slides of Spiegel's work.
Mary Ann Restivo fashion runway video recordings
The collection consists of thirteen video recordings documenting Mary Ann Restivo, Inc. fashion shows spanning the 1980s into Fall 1990.
Mary Gettrust collection
Mary Frances Gettrust graduated from the New York School of Art (later, Parsons School of Design) in 1939 with a diploma in Costume Design and Illustration, and served as an instructor of Costume Illustration at Parsons in the 1940s. The collection consists of a partial student notebook of costume sketches, printed samples of Gettrust's work as a fashion illustrator, correspondence from Parsons Alumni Association, and Parsons-related ephemera.
Mary L. Brandt home furnishings training course materials
Melvin Dwork papers
Named one of Architectural Digest’s top 100 designers in 1990 and 2002, Melvin Dwork (1922-2016) attended Parsons School of Design in the 1940s, and later served on the Parsons Advisory Committee. The collection (1920-2012) includes student work, slides, photographs, plans, drawings, news clippings, press releases, brochures, showroom catalogs, personal correspondence and awards.
Menswear and sportswear fashion catalog collection
A small collection of menswear, sportswear and department store catalogs spanning the late 1960s into the mid-1970s.
Menswear fashion sketch collection
Eighteen original fashion illustrations donated by the menswear fashion magazine, DNR (Daily News Record). Sketches in the collection are executed in colored pencil, marker, and watercolors. Designers represented include John Rocha, Tommy Hilfiger, Nina Ricci, Claude Montana, Jose Levy, Paco Rabanne, Gilles Rosier, Joseph Abboud, and Olivier Strelli.