Dan Arje papers ➔ Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Skirt Ensembles and Owl Themed Masks

Photographic Material

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Related people/organizations

Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Virginia Roehl (photographer)
William J. Cunningham (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)

Date

after 1947

Work Type

photographic prints

Measurements

8 in (width) x 10 in (height)

Description

Bonwit Teller window display featuring two women's ensembles paired with elaborate bird themed masks. The display includes a soil covered floor and woody vines.The mannequin on the left is wearing a tasseled skirt with sleeveless blouse, wrap, necklace, and heels, and the mannequin on the right is wearing a skirt with elbow sleeve blouse, brooch, bracelets and heels. The mannequins are also wearing large owl themed masks with beaks and feathers. Banner at the bottom reads: "Call of the Outdoors... Supreme fall plumage from Bonwit's sports floor the fifth. Separates collection shown 16.00 to 50.00 each.” Bird masks likely designed by Bill Cunningham, identified only as "William J."

Inscription

Bonwit Teller/ 27346 Malan;Window Display Interiors Commercial Photographs/Nick Malan Studio/ Photography/ 242 Lexington Ave. New York 16/ Lexington 2-0675

Location

box 1 folder 7

Identifier

KA0001_000485

Citation

Virginia Roehl; William J. Cunningham; Dan Arje. Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Skirt Ensembles and Owl Themed Masks. after 1947. Dan Arje papers. New School Archives and Special Collections Digital Archive. Web. 22 Oct 2019.

Use Restrictions

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 

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