Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring the Fragrance "Ma Griffe" by Carven with Illustrations by Andy Warhol
Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring the Fragrance "Ma Griffe" by Carven with Illustrations by Andy Warhol
Object Title

Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring the Fragrance "Ma Griffe" by Carven with Illustrations by Andy Warhol

Part of

Dan Arje PapersSeries 2. Photographs


Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller window display advertising the fragrance "Ma Griffe" by Carven. The display is composed of several wooden panels with cutouts. The bottles are displayed in these cutouts. Lettering at the top of the panels exclaims "BONWIT'S LOVES MA GRIFFE". Illustrations of birds by Andy Warhol cover the panels, and he has signed it "Andy Morningstar, Age 9". 
Date
June 28 1955
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Virginia Roehl (photographer)
Carven (designer)
Andy Warhol (artist)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
Fifth Avenue/ June 28, 1955/ 8553m Virginia Roehl/ Bonwit Teller (text)
Estate of Daniel Arje/ Warren Watson, Executor (text)
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Related Repository
Kellen Design Archives
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
box 1, folder 9
Identifier
KA0001_000495
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