Scaasi: An American Icon

Zebra brocaded cocktail dress
Arnold Scaasi, fall 1992
Puffed sleeves dress with princess bodice and gathered skirt of white
and gold brocade with black zebra motif.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.36

Black evening dress with petal skirt
Arnold Scaasi, fall 1992
Silk chiffon long-sleeved upper bodice with organza lower bodice and
skirt edged and belted in yellow satin.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.25

Black taffeta cocktail dress
Arnold Scaasi, c.1978
Sleeveless dress with draped sides and back.
Black silk flower at front left side.
Kent State University Museum
Shannon Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1988.6.13

Black gala dress with yellow dots
Arnold Scaasi, spring 1988
Long-sleeved bodice of black net with flocked black dots.
Strapless underbodice and large circles applied on net bubble skirt of yellow taffeta with black dots.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.10

Black evening ensemble
Arnold Scaasi, fall 1973
Silk gazar strapless dress, asymmetrical over-skirt and capelet.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.5a-c

Portrait of Captain Walsh and His Sister
Signed and dated 1817
Samuel Woodforde, England, 1763-1817
Oil on canvas
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.4.721

Decorative Arts

Pair of Empire Standing Figures
France, ca.1800-15
Bronze, gilt bronze, marble
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.4.287ab

Empire Style Cabinet
Possibly from France, 20th century
Mahogany, gilt bronze, marble
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.4.749