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Danskins Are For Dancing

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Object Details

Client

Danskin, New York, New York, USA

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Vertical rectangle with light pink ground. Color photoillustration in high contrast showing three ballet dancers in leotards, tights, and pointe shoes stretching within a classical architectural setting. Each dancer is stretched in a different pose. View through an arch with column on a fourth dancer, who sits on the stairs while getting ready. Danskin graphic identity, dancer with arms ang legs outstretched, and printed text in black at upper right.

Credit Line

Gift of Various Donors

Date

ca. 1980

Accession Number

1981-29-408

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

costume & accessories

Object Name

Poster

Type

Poster

Medium

Lithograph on paper

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c61ff3d0-9648-420b-8cad-20ab9fd8742a

Record ID

chndm_1981-29-408

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