Object Title
Bonwit Teller Mother's Day Themed Window Display Featuring "Mermaid Mother" Statue and Mother's Day Gifts
Part of
Collection: Dan Arje papers
Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller Mother's Day themed window display featuring a mother statue that is meant to be a mermaid, witha snorkel, bikini top, wetsuit bottoms, a fishing spear, and fish. The statue stands at the topmost tier of the display, surrounded by handbags, jewelry, perfume, and other Mother's Day gift ideas. All the windows in this series feature different statues of mother characters, with this one being called the "Mermaid Mother". A banner at the bottom reads: "How do you figure Mother? Is she a mermaid in the swim of things? Her special Bonwit gift will figure high on Mother's Day."
Date
1949 – 1973
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Inscription
Virginia Roehl Studio/ Display News Service/ 316 East 59th Street/ N.Y. 22 EL. 5-5430/ 428 (text)
Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Location
box 1 folder 6
Identifier
KA0001_000474
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Material Category
Photographic MaterialType of Work
photographic printsDescription
Bonwit Teller Mother's Day themed window display featuring a mother statue that is meant to be a mermaid, witha snorkel, bikini top, wetsuit bottoms, a fishing spear, and fish. The statue stands at the topmost tier of the display, surrounded by handbags, jewelry, perfume, and other Mother's Day gift ideas. All the windows in this series feature different statues of mother characters, with this one being called the "Mermaid Mother". A banner at the bottom reads: "How do you figure Mother? Is she a mermaid in the swim of things? Her special Bonwit gift will figure high on Mother's Day."Date
1949 – 1973Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)Dan Arje (compiler)
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)Inscription
Virginia Roehl Studio/ Display News Service/ 316 East 59th Street/ N.Y. 22 EL. 5-5430/ 428 (text)Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Location
box 1 folder 6Identifier
KA0001_000474Related Objects
There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.