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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 26, no. 3 (November, 1967)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 26 | NUMBER 3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 26, no. 3 (November, 1967)

Byrne, Janet S., André Courreges, James Laver, Louise Nevelson, Alwin Nikolais, Norman Norell, Irene Sharaff, and Polaire Weissman

1967

36 pages

8 x 10 in

This title is out of print.

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Table of contents

About the authors

"Fashion, Art, and Beauty"
James Laver

"Is Fashion an Art?"
Norman Norell, Louise Nevelson, Irene Sharaff, Alwin Nikolais, and André Courreges

"Fashion Plates"
Janet S. Byrne

"The Art of Fashion"
Polaire Weissman

Met Art in Publication

Userhat and Wife Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Userhat, Norman de Garis Davies , ca. 1930, Tempera on paper — Userhat and Wife Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Userhat
Norman de Garis Davies
original ca. 1294–1279 B.C.

Relief panel, Gypsum alabaster, Assyrian — Relief panel
Assyrian
ca. 883–859 BCE

Marble statue of a girl, Marble, Roman — Marble statue of a girl
Roman
1st or 2nd century CE

Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen, Wool warp; wool, silk, metallic weft yarns, South Netherlandish — Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen
South Netherlandish
ca. 1440–50

Portrait of a Woman, British Painter British, Oil on wood — Portrait of a Woman
British Painter
ca. 1600

Robert Rich (1587–1658), Second Earl of Warwick, Anthony van Dyck Flemish, Oil on canvas — Robert Rich (1587–1658), Second Earl of Warwick
Anthony van Dyck
ca. 1632–35

Portrait of a Woman, Said to be Madame Charles Simon Favart (Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray, 1727–1772), François Hubert Drouais French, Oil on canvas — Portrait of a Woman, Said to be Madame Charles Simon Favart (Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray, 1727–1772)
François Hubert Drouais
1757

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard French, Oil on canvas — Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788)
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1785

Madame Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (Jeanne Eglé Mourgue, 1778–1855) and Her Son, Eugène (1800–1859), Marie Guillemine Benoist French, Oil on canvas — Madame Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (Jeanne Eglé Mourgue, 1778–1855) and Her Son, Eugène (1800–1859)
Marie Guillemine Benoist
1802

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), Auguste Renoir French, Oil on canvas — Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895)
Auguste Renoir
1878

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat French, Oil on canvas — Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"
Georges Seurat
1884

Madame Thadée Natanson (Misia Godebska, 1872–1950) at the Theater, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, Oil on cardboard — Madame Thadée Natanson (Misia Godebska, 1872–1950) at the Theater
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1895

The Wyndham Sisters: Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tennant, John Singer Sargent American, Oil on canvas, American — The Wyndham Sisters: Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tennant
John Singer Sargent
1899

Les Robes de Paul Poiret

Multiple artists/makers

1908

Figures de Differents caracteres, de Paysages . . .Volume I, Antoine Watteau French, Etching — Figures de Differents caracteres, de Paysages . . .Volume I
Multiple artists/makers
1726

La Sortie de L'Opéra (Leaving the Opera), from "Le Monument du Costume"

Multiple artists/makers

ca. 1789

The Go-Between or Barrow Man Embarrass'd, George Townley Stubbs British, Etching — The Go-Between or Barrow Man Embarrass'd
George Townley Stubbs
George Townley Stubbs
May 15, 1786

Incroyables et Merveilleuses

Horace Vernet

Georges Jacques Gatine

1814

Costume Design, Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa French, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite — Costume Design
Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa
1836–37

Costumes parisiens: les ouvrières de Paris, Gatine & Lanté French, plates: engraving, hand-colored — Costumes parisiens: les ouvrières de Paris
Multiple artists/makers
about 1824

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