COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1995.245.1
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Name:
Valentina
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Designer
Creator Dates/Places:
American, 1904 - 1989
Creator Name-CRT:
Designed by Valentina
Title:
Evening dress
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 1934
Creation Start Date:
1932
Creation End Date:
1936
Materials and Techniques:
silk
Classification Term:
Main dress-Womenswear
Dimensions:
L. at center back 61 in. (155 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1995.245.1
Credit Line:
Gift of Igor Kamlukin, 1995
Context:
In the era of exposure of the back, Valentina ingeniously created a covered-up look with a single surprise - an adroit erotic charge at center front. Using slicing and suturing at that spot, Valentina gave drama to a dress that is otherwise monastic.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ci1995.245.1.R.tif
