Object Title

Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Negligees by Cecil Beaton

Part of

Dan Arje PapersSeries 2. PhotographsAlbums, 1950-1981


Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller window display featuring women's long negligees by Cecil Beaton, styled with jewelry and flower headpieces. The background features a metal ornament decorated with ribbon attached to the ceiling. Two Vogue magazines have been placed on the floor. A banner at the bottom of the display reads "Wonderfully mad, exciting, enchanting, etcetera... and all by Cecil Beaton, just for Bonwit's, negligee Salon. Third Floor. As seen in Vogue. April 1st."
Date
March 28 1957
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Worsinger (photographer)
Cecil Beaton (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
56th Street/March 28 1957/500-7Worsinger/Bonwit Teller (text)
Inscription Source
recto
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Related Repository
Kellen Design Archives
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
binder 2
Identifier
KA0001_000085
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