Exhibition

Spirals & Ellipses
Clothing the Body Three-Dimensionally
Mull and Palmer Galleries, September 1, 2005, to October 1, 2006
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
   
   

Madame Alix Grès
(1910-1993)

 

 

9
Purple Silk Jersey Sleeveless Dress with
Elliptical Overlay Draped on the Left Shoulder

Alix Grès (1903-1993), Paris, ca. 1970.
Kent State University Museum,
Gift of Joanne Toor Cummings.
KSUM 1988.17.21

 


   

10
Burgundy Silk Taffeta Dress
with Draped Upper Bodice

Alix Grès (1903-1993), Paris, ca. 1960-1970.
Kent State University Museum,
Gift of Joanne Toor Cummings.
KSUM 1990.113.1

 


   

11
Wrapped Bodice and Long Skirt
of Magenta Silk Crêpe

Alix Grès (1903-1993), Paris, late 1970s.
The Historic Costume and Textiles
Collection at The Ohio State University,
Gift of Mrs. Ahmet Ertegun, New York.
OSU 1997.36.1ab

 

 

12
Hunter Green Silk Jersey Bustier and
Skirt over a Black Silk Chiffon Dress

Alix Grès (1903-1993), Paris, ca. 1970s.
The Historic Costume and Textiles
Collection at The Ohio State University,
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Eberstadt.
OSU 1991.162.18ab

 

13
Black Silk Taffeta Dress with Velvet Inserts
Alix Grès (1903-1993), Paris, ca. 1950-1959.
Kent State University Museum,
Silverman/Rodgers Collection.
KSUM 1983.1.409

 

 


   

 

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