What to Wear: Selections from the Mercedes Bass Collection at UNT

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Slide presentation with exhibition details on "What to Wear: Selections from the Mercedes Bass Collection at UNT," from October 5, 1998, described as a "special exhibition at UNT for the National Women's Museum of Art in Washington D.C." curated by TFC director Myra Walker.

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5 slides : col.

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Slide presentation with exhibition details on "What to Wear: Selections from the Mercedes Bass Collection at UNT," from October 5, 1998, described as a "special exhibition at UNT for the National Women's Museum of Art in Washington D.C." curated by TFC director Myra Walker.

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5 slides : col.

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Slide number one (1): Slide describing the exhibition, on the left a detail image of a white mannequin featuring a gold and bronze evening ensemble by Hubert de Givenchy. Slide number two (2): installed exhibition in a dark gallery space, with a white mannequin donning a gold and bronze evening ensemble from the early 1990s by Hubert de Givenchy, shown in a black fringe shawl and an oversize gold draped fabric swatch. Slide number three (3):Two photographs edited into one image showing two views of a white mannequin donning a gold and bronze Givenchy ensemble, sitting on a fringed black shawl and draped gold fabric in a black gallery space. Slide number four (4): Photograph taken at a slight angle featuring three evening garments on dress forms, with a cocktail table and fern in the foreground, in a white gallery space with a dark floor. (5): Photograph of two evening ensembles on dress forms, on the left a dark brown and gold fur-trimmed coat and to the right the bodice of a white silk evening dress and cropped jacket with light brown beading and embroidery (both likely by Givenchy and from the late 1980s or early 1990s), in a white and black gallery space.

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What to Wear: Selections from the Mercedes Bass Collection at UNT, image, October 1998; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2148926/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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