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Author:

Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art.

Title:

From Paris to Providence : fashion, art, and the Tirocchi dressmakers' shop / Susan Hay, editor.

Publisher:

Museum of ArtRhode Island School of Design,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

223 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Tirocchi, Anna--Exhibitions.
Tirocchi, Laura--Exhibitions.
Costume design--Providence--Providence--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Dressmakers--Providence--Providence--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Women consumers--Providence--Providence--History.

Other Authors:

Hay, Susan Anderson.

Notes:

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition "From Paris to Providence: Fashion, Art, and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; January 12-April 8, 2001."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223).

Contents:

Line, color, detail, distinction, individuality: A. & L. Tirocchi, Providence dressmakers / Pamela A. Parmal--Clients and craftswomen: the pursuit of elegance / Susan Porter Benson--Strategies for success: the Tirocchis, immigration, and the Italian American experience / John W. Briggs--American fashion: the Tirocchi sisters in context / Madelyn Shaw--Paris to Providence: French couture and the Tirocchi shop / Susan Hay--Modernism in fabric: art and the Tirocchi textiles / Susan Hay.

ISBN:

9780911517699
0911517693

OCLC:

(OCoLC)45690097

LCCN:

00135737

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)