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Lavender tweed skirt designed by Arthur McGee, mid 20th-late 20th century. Creator: Arthur McGee.

Lavender tweed skirt designed by Arthur McGee, mid 20th-late 20th century. Creator: Arthur McGee.

2-833-132 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Lavender wool tweed A-line skirt designed by Arthur McGee. The skirt has a thin waistband and falls just below the knee. It closes at the proper left side with a zipper and two (2) metal hooks into thread loops. The fabric has multi-colored flecks. The skirt is not lined. A cream fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back waist that reads "ARTHUR McGEE / N.Y.C.". In 1957, Arthur Lee McGee (1933-2019) was the first African American designer hired to run a design studio on Seventh Avenue in the Garment District in New York City.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Arthur McGee, attributed to: American, African-American: Fashion designer, artist, designer
Medium
  1. Wool with metal fasteners
Picture Type
  1. Object
  2. Skirts
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4587x6921
File Size : 93,008kb

Aliases

  1. 2007.3.52.2
  1. NMAAHC-2007_3_52_2_001
  1. 0990004490
  1. 2-833-132
  1. 2007.3.52.2
  1. 2833132
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