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Fashion drawing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Sophie Gimbel

 Item
Identifier: KA-0113
Abstract

Fashion illustration by René Robert Bouché depicting American fashion designer Sophie Gimbel. The illustration appeared in the April 15, 1961 issue of American Vogue with the caption, "Sophie's sari tactics for short evenings." A framed reproduction of this illustration hung at the entrance to Parson School of Design's Adam and Sophie Gimbel Design Library on West 13th Street. The portrait was taken down upon the 2014 closure of Gimbel Library.

Dates: circa 1961

René Bouché fashion illustrations

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0038-01
Summary

A celebrated portraitist and leader in fashion illustration, René Robert Bouché (1905-1963) was a visiting lecturer at Parsons School of Design in 1947. The collection, assembled by Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers, consists of over 100 of Bouché's fashion illustrations, as well as a poster from a 1974 exhibition of his work at Parsons.

Dates: 1949 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1954