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Adele Mowton DuBreuil student work
Collection
Identifier: KA-0071-01
Summary
Collection consists of Adele Mowton DuBreuil's diploma from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now, Parsons School of Design) in advertising display, a black and white photographic portrait of her as a young woman after graduation, and 24 small, black and white photographic prints depicting her graphic design work from her time as a student, 1917-1919. Most of the designs are advertisements for consumer goods, although two are World War One propaganda posters encouraging the...
Dates:
1917 - 1923; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1919
Found in:
The New School Archives
Adri fashion design business records
Collection
Identifier: KA-0107-01
Abstract
Mary Adrienne Steckling Coen (1934-2006) graduated from Parsons School of Design's Fashion Design Department in 1958. In 1966, "Adri" -- her professional name -- developed her own line and continued designing under her own labels for the rest of her career. In 1982, Adri received the prestigious Coty American Fashion Critics "Winnie" award. The records document Adri's business and professional life, with materials largely arranged according to year and season. Includes clippings and tear...
Dates:
1960 - 2007
Found in:
The New School Archives
Arnold Eagle photographs
Collection
Identifier: NA-0004-01
Summary
Arnold Eagle (1909-1992) emigrated to New York from Hungary in 1929. He became a documentary photographer in the 1930s and, in 1945, joined a remarkable roster of photographers hired by Standard Oil of New Jersey to produce a visual record of the benefits of oil in the lives of everyday Americans, and, in the process, creating an extensive photographic record of American life during the 1940s. Later, Eagle's work encompassed subjects ranging from modern dance to corporate workplaces. He also...
Dates:
1938 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949
Found in:
The New School Archives
Arthur J. Vidich papers
Collection
Identifier: NA-0009-01
Summary
Arthur J. Vidich (1922-2006) was a long-term member of the faculty at the New School for Social Research as a professor of Sociology (1960-1991). He published dozens of books, papers, and edited anthologies, notably Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power, and Religion in a Rural Community (1958). This collection contains material documenting his teaching, writing, public lectures, and other academic and professional activities that spans his entire career,...
Dates:
1940 - 2005
Found in:
The New School Archives
Bea Feitler papers
Collection
Identifier: KA-0014-01
Abstract
Bea Feitler (1938-1982) graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1959 with a degree in Graphic Arts and Advertising. She went on to lead an illustrious career as a designer of books, magazines, posters, record album covers and more. Feitler served as art director for Harper's Bazaar and Ms. magazines; was consulting art director for Condé Nast, where she created the look for Self magazine; and...
Dates:
1920 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980
Found in:
The New School Archives
Bob Adelman photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: NA-0014-01
Summary
Bob Adelman (1930-2016) took photography classes with Alexey Brodovitch at The New School in the 1950s and became one of the photographers regularly documenting the life of the New School in the 1970s and 1980s. He also taught photography courses at the school. Adelman was one of the most well-known photographers of the Civil Rights Movement. The Bob Adelman photograph collection consists predominantly of black and white photographic prints taken for the New School for Social Research (now The...
Dates:
circa 1960-1990; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1984
Found in:
The New School Archives
Bonnie Cashin, Philip Sills & Company publicity photographs
Collection — binder: 1
Identifier: KA-0059-01
Abstract
American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin (1908-2000) had a longstanding partnership with manufacturer Philip Sills and Co., spanning 1953 into the mid-1970s. This collection represents 65 fashion photographs, some with accompanying press releases, from 1967-1968.
Dates:
circa 1967-1968
Found in:
The New School Archives
Bruce Buttfield renderings and photographs
Collection
Identifier: KA-0007-01
Summary
Interior decorator Bruce Buttfield (1897-1969) made his mark in the 1930s by creating distinctive furniture and rooms. In 1931, he designed the interior of the original Whitney Museum building on Eighth Street in New York City. The collection includes photographs and color renderings of Buttfield interiors.
Dates:
circa 1930s - 1950s
Found in:
The New School Archives
Catherine Minkiewicz student work
Collection
Identifier: KA-0115-01
Summary
The collection consists primarily of course assignments in the form of a collage, presentation boards, photographs, and a watercolor rendering by interior designer Catherine Minkiewicz (1966) during her studies in Parsons School of Design's Interior Design Department.
Dates:
1964 - 1966
Found in:
The New School Archives
Dan Arje papers
Collection
Identifier: KA-0001-01
Summary
Dan Arje (1923-1993) was a designer and display director for Bonwit Teller. The collection is primarily comprised of albums containing photographs and news clippings about Arje's displays, as well as correspondence regarding his decorating work for the White House during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including the decoration of the White House Christmas tree. Also present are materials Arje collected about Bonwit Teller and Tiffany's designer Gene Moore.
Dates:
1949 - 1981
Found in:
The New School Archives
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