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Display of merchandise

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Dan Arje papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0001-01
Summary

Dan Arje (1923-1993) was a designer and display director for Bonwit Teller. The collection primarily consists of albums of photographs and news clippings about Arje's displays, and correspondence regarding his decorating work for the White House during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, including decoration of the White House Christmas tree. Also present are materials about Bonwit Teller and Tiffany's designer Gene Moore.

Dates: 1949 - 1981

Henriette Granville Suhr papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0054-01
Abstract

Interior designer and Parsons School of Design alumna Henriette Granville Suhr (1917-2015) specialized in merchandising and display design. This collection represents her work for such manufacturers, retailers, and designers as Baker Furniture, Bloomingdale's, and T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.

Dates: 1949 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1976

Joset Walker fashion design scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0045
Summary French-born Joset Walker (1902-1999) graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons School of Design) in 1928, and became a leading designer of ready-to-wear clothing for Saks Fifth Avenue's Theatrical Department. In 1932, Walker served briefly as head costume designer for RKO Pictures. After returning to New York and designing for manufacturer David M. Goodstein, Walker left to found Joset Walker Designs. Often incorporating Mexican and Guatemalan...
Dates: circa 1932-1988; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1955

Karl Fink graphic design papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0144-01
Summary

This collection documents the industrial design practice of Parsons School of Design alumnus Karl Fink (1914-1986) from the 1930s through the 1980s. Publications concerning graphic design, print advertising, packaging and displays, color, and typography comprise the bulk of the files. Fink's original designs are represented in packaging for Topps chewing gum, a magazine cover for Modern Packaging, and Volkswagen letterhead.

Dates: 1927 - 1983; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1967

Robert Galster and Gilbert Ireland papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0141-01
Summary Robert Galster (1923-1991) and Gilbert Ireland (1924-2015) were designers and alumni of Parsons School of Design. Galster worked as a freelance illustrator and designer. Ireland designed window displays for Bergdorf Goodman for over forty years. The collection consists primarily of Galster's work and includes examples of his designs for books, album covers, and theater posters. Ireland's work is represented in photographs of the windows he designed. The collection also contains...
Dates: 1940s - circa 1983