Suit

1940–45

Not on view

Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970) was a burlesque performer and author of the 1957 memoir which became the highly successful stage musical and movie "Gypsy". The Brooklyn Museum collection contains several garments worn by her son, Erik Lee Preminger. In her European travels Lee collected examples of regional dress for him to wear for promotional purposes when they returned to the U.S.

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Object Information

Overview

Title: Suit
Date: 1940–45
Culture: Dutch
Medium: wool, metal, silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Gypsy Rose Lee, 1961
Object Number: 2009.300.301a–d
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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