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Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of fuschia (cranberry) silk with black feather print; bodice has round neckline and three-quarter length sleeves; skirt is knee-length and very full, gathered at waist and covered by a short piece of self fabric.
Date: 1953
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day Dress

Description: Day dress of red ribbed wool. Squared neckline; 3/4 length sleeves. Set-in waistline with attached 1-1/2" wraparound belt that closes in back with 2 hook & eyes and a snap. Below knee length. Center front opening with 7 hook & eyes on waistband and 7 red, circular, plastic buttons and bound buttonholes below waistband. Lined in red silk; bodice lining is sleeveless with center front zipper closure. Designer's label at right seam of bodice lining: "Automne-Hiver 1953 / Christian Dior / Paris /… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Dior, Christian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble - Blouse, Skirt, Camisole

Description: Ensemble of navy-blue and slightly lighter silk organza composed of vertical hand-faggoted bands of alternating shades of blue giving light and dark effect. A) Blouse. Waist length with extending peplum to tuck under skirt. V-neckline, with collar of flat reveres with faggoted border. Short sleeves with turned-back cuffs. Center front opening with 4 self-covered buttons, a snap at the natural waistline, and 1 hook and loop and 5 hooks and eyes on peplum. The stripes and peplum are lined in … more
Date: 1953
Creator: Dior, Christian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Beaded calotte

Description: Calotte of heavily beaded beige fabric. Constructed with a low, domed crown of stiffened net and beige fabric with areas that extend down at sides and back. The whole is covered with clear sequin disks, yellow rhinestones, bugle beads, small metal strips, etc. The hat has an inner peach/beige grosgrain ribbon headband and four small metal loops sewn in to use to attach to wearer's head with bobby pins. Lined in beige chiffon. Designer's label: "Gilbert Orcel / 5 Rue de Cirque Paris (8º)"
Date: 1953
Creator: Orcel, Gilbert
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble

Description: Ensemble of lightweight black wool crepe top and skirt. a)Top of black wool crepe. Long, over blouse style with scoop neck and kimono sleeves, fitted at wrist. Lined in black silk crepe. Designer's label: "Balenciaga / 10, Avenue George V. Paris" Couture number tag sewn to back of designer's label: "6007" b) Straight skirt of black wool crepe with self waist band. Left side zipper with hook and eye closure. Lined in black silk.
Date: 1953/1957
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute]

Description: Photograph of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy. The basilica is visible in the middle ground surrounded by canals on both sides. A cluster of buildings is visible in the right foreground. Buildings on the other side of the Grand Canal are visible in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Arcade]

Description: Photograph of an arcade in Venice, Italy. Three people are visible in the foreground underneath the shaded arcade. More people are visible in the open piazza in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Neptune Statue]

Description: Photograph of the statue of Neptune located outside of the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy. The figure of Neptune holds a dolphin in his left hand. The carved facade of the palazzo is visible behind Neptune. The statue was created by Jacopo Sansovino in the sixteenth century.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, numerous grave markers are visible; a line of tall trees and distant hillside are visible in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Piazza della Signoria]

Description: Photograph of the Piazza della Signoria in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, the side of the building is visible on the right side of the frame; three statues are visible on pedestals in the piazza as well as numerous people. Sunlit buildings are visible in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, numerous grave markers and a concrete path are visible; more graves are visible in the background ascending up the hillside; trees and buildings are visible in the far background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[White Crosses]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, two white crosses (grave markers) are visible. The crosses sit in front of a small metal structure. More grave markers and tall trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[View of the Baptistry]

Description: Photograph of the Baptistry in front of the Duomo in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, the heads of numerous people are visible but out of focus in the bottom of the frame. The edges of two buildings are visible on either side of the frame. Between the buildings, the Baptistry is visible with the Duomo behind it.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Gates of Paradise]

Description: Photograph of the baptistry doors (Gates of Paradise) in Florence, Italy. The gilded bronze doors fill the frame. A low metal fence is visible in front of the doors. The Baptistry of St. John or Florence Baptistry is located in the Piazza del Duomo.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Italian Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery in Florence, Italy. Two trees are visible on each side of the photograph. In the foreground, men and women with flowers walk on the path in front of the cemetery wall. The wall is lined with stacked graves. A mausoleum is centered in the wall of graves.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[St. Minias on the Mountain]

Description: Photograph of the Church of St. Minias on the Mountain in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, three figures are visible in front of the church. Only the right door of the church is open. Clouds are visible in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore]

Description: Photograph of the side view of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) and bell tower in Florence, Italy. The side of the Duomo and bell tower fill the frame with intersecting power lines in the foreground.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Florence]

Description: Photograph of a streetscape in Florence, Italy. People and cars fill the lower foreground. A building is visible behind the cars.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Giotto's Campanile]

Description: Photograph of Giotto's Campanile in the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. In the foreground, the bell tower (campanile) is visible with part of the Duomo and another building on the right side of the tower. Power lines intersect the foreground and background. Other buildings are visible in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Giotto's Campanile]

Description: Photograph of the Duomo Bell Tower (Giotto's Campanile) in Florence, Italy. Two buildings frame the foreground. The bell tower and part of the Duomo are seen between the two buildings in the background. The bell tower was designed by Giotto di Bondone.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Palazzo Vecchio]

Description: Photograph of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. The photograph was taken from the Palazzo degli Uffizi looking down the courtyard between the two wings towards the Palazzo Vecchio. The sides of the Uffizi frame the foreground with the side view of the Palazzo Vecchi in the background.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gough, Ray
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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