Research Catalog
[Head of a woman]
- Title
- [Head of a woman] [graphic] / Benito.
- Author
- García Benito, Eduardo, 1891-1962.
- Publication
- [192-? or later]
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- Description
- 1 print on silver paper : hand-colored, with embossing; 24 x 19 cm., on mount 31 x 23 cm.
- Summary
- Profile, facing left, of a woman who inspects her red lips in a small hand mirror.
- Genre/Form
- Prints.
- Note
- Printed border on mount.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Biography (note)
- Eduardo García Benito, 1891-1981, also known simply as Benito, studied art in his native Spain and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked as a designer of fabrics, furnishings, and decorative objects with couturier Paul Poiret, and contributed illustrations to Parisian fashion journals such as the Gazette du Bon Ton. In 1920 he was appointed head illustrator of the fashion magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, a post he held for twenty years. His characteristic "big head" style, which emphasized the subject's head and long neck against a simple background, is evident in this print.
- Call Number
- *MGZFD Garc E Hea 1
- OCLC
- 792748798
- Author
- García Benito, Eduardo, 1891-1962.
- Title
- [Head of a woman] [graphic] / Benito.
- Imprint
- [192-? or later]
- Biography
- Eduardo García Benito, 1891-1981, also known simply as Benito, studied art in his native Spain and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked as a designer of fabrics, furnishings, and decorative objects with couturier Paul Poiret, and contributed illustrations to Parisian fashion journals such as the Gazette du Bon Ton. In 1920 he was appointed head illustrator of the fashion magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, a post he held for twenty years. His characteristic "big head" style, which emphasized the subject's head and long neck against a simple background, is evident in this print.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.Library's copy is inscribed: "To Ruth, with admiration and a very Merry Christmas from Frank [illegible]." The dedicatee may have been Ruth St. Denis or Ruth Page, both dancers renowned for their chic appearance.This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.
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- Research Call Number
- *MGZFD Garc E Hea 1