Exhibition

Of Men & Their Elegance
Higbee Gallery
Second Rotation: April 25 to November 23, 2003
First presented: July 3 to November 17, 2002
Anne Bissonnette & Dr. Debbie Henderson, Curators

Norfolk Inspired Jackets

 


Men's belted jackets influenced by the Norfolk shooting jacket
Illustration by A.E. Marty, France, 1921
"Voyage dans la lune de miel," La gazette du bon ton. Nº 2 , 4eme année, 1921, p.59 & 58.

Kent State University Museum Library Collection

 


Ivory Tropical Wool Suit with Norfolk-style Back

Florida, Palm Beach, 1920-1930

Kent State University Museum
Gift of Helen Mercer
KSUM 1989.42.6ab

Straw Boater Hat
United States of America, 1910-1946

Kent State University Museum
Gift of Alex Gildzen
KSUM 1993.57.2

Brown and White Leather Spectator Shoes
United States of America, 1910-1946

Kent State University Museum
KSUM X1997.105.1ab

Installation bow tie and shirt

 

 

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