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Daugherty, James
US.20201103.071 · Persona · 1928(?) - 2013

Born in Los Angeles, James Daugherty was exposed to fashion and design at an early age: his mother took old hand-me-downs and created garments for her family. When he was old enough, Daugherty began sketching his mother in the fashions she would create. Daugherty attended the Chouinard Art Institute. After graduating, he worked at Warner Bros. studio as a janitor. Although he tried to get his designs noticed by studio executives (leaving sketches on their desks), none offered him an opportunity to design. Daugherty showed his first fashion collection in October 1974. In Dallas two years later, Daugherty hosted his first trunk show. Although he kept receiving warm responses from consumers and some accolades including being named Designer of the Year by the Fashion Sales Guild, his company filed for bankruptcy in 1979. Daugherty became the designer for Rona before taking a position with the Maggy Boutique Division of Maggy London from 1984 until 1987. Daugherty taught as an adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology from 2003 until his death in 2013.

Irene, 1901-1962
US.20201103.072 · Persona · 1900 - 1962

Born in 1900, Irene moved from Baker, Montana to Los Angeles at the age of 20 to become an actress. Soon after she opened a small boutique on the USC campus. After her first husband's death, she traveled Europe to pursue fashion more seriously. Once she returned to Los Angeles, she opened another boutique at 9000 Sunset Blvd. She gained a following of Hollywood elite which ultimately lead her to begin designing costumes for films. She designed costumes for United Artists and Columbia Pictures in the 1930s while simultaneously running a boutique in the famed Bullocks Wilshire department store. In 1941, MGM hired her to replace Adrian. Irene stayed at MGM until the late 1940s when she wanted to return to her own business. She once again began designing clothes for the public. Her life ended in tragically; Irene commited suicide in 1962. She was 61 years old. Irene was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design (B.F.'s Daughter in 1949 and Midnight Lace in 1961).

Klein, Adolf
US.20201103.078 · Persona · 1908 - 1968

Adolph Klein was born in Brooklyn around 1908. He studied law before opening a millinery shop in the late 1920s. In 1929, he designed ready-to-wear for Mary Lee (later renamed Adele Simpson Inc.). Three years later, he began working for Paul Parnes, where Klein stayed for eight years. Klein formed Townley, Inc, in 1940, with Claire McCardell. In 1960, he became vice president for the Norman Norell company. Adolph Klein passed away on August 10th, 1968 at the age of 60.

Sachs, Gloria
US.20201103.080 · Persona · 1927 - 2012

Gloria Sachs was born Gloria Mildred Wasserman in Manhattan on February 17, 1927. She got a degree in fine arts in 1947 from Skidmore before attending the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where she studied textile design. She moved to Paris to became a fashion model and to apprentice under artist Fernand Leger. In 1951, she returned to New York and was hired by Bloomingdale's, where she became a fashion coordinator. Sachs opened her first design company, Red Barn, which focused on the pre-teen market. From 1970 to 1994, Sachs ran Gloria Sachs Designs LTD. Her company focused on high-end sportswear and separates. Her designs were extremely popular for women entering the workforce. In 1983 she showed her first evening wear collection, but her sportswear continued to be what Sachs was known for. Gloria Sachs passed away in 2012.

Berin, Harvey
US.20201111.52 · Persona · 1898-1988

Born around 1898, Harvey Berin was one of the leading New York designers who helped establish the U.S. as a competitor to the French fashion industry. Berin was 15 when he first began working in New York's garment district. He opened his business, Casino, in 1922 on Seventh Ave in New York. Berin and his designer won a Coty Award for the brand's afternoon and evening dresses. Berin passes away in 1988.

Whitehead, Joseph
US.20201111.57 · Persona · 1868-1951

Joseph Whitehead always wanted to be a designer. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia but moved to New York after his High School graduation when a high-end retailer invited him to join on a buying trip. Whitehead's first job was working at the Corbeau, Inc. garment factory for $8 a week. Over seven years, Whitehead was able to convince his employers to take his designs seriously and produce them under the Corbeau label. In 1933, Whitehead along with Charles White, a Corbeau employee, teamed up with Joseph Brenner and formed Brenner, Joseph & White. 3 years later, the company was renamed Joseph Whitehead, Inc. after the death of Joseph Brenner. The fashion brand focused primarily on evening wear and were noted as to creating the first dinner-at-home dress. The company closed its doors in 1942.

Crowninshield, Frank
US.20201112.59 · Persona · 1872-1947

Frank Crowninshield was born in Paris in 1872 and educated in Rome. He worked as a book clerk and editor until Condé Nast hired him to work on Vanity Fair. Crowninshield flourished at Vanity Fair, publishing the best of fashion, art, and literature. In 1947, Crowninshield passed away in New York.

Zuckerman, Ben
US.20201123.50 · Persona · 1890-1979

Ben Zuckerman was born in Romania in 1890. His first collection was presented in 1950 under Harry Shacter's designs which included dresses, ensembles, and excellent tailoring. Ben Zuckerman won the Coty award twice along with the Neiman-Marcus award in 1951.

Werle, Dan
US.20201123.52 · Persona · - 1985

Dan Werle and his business partner Jose Fernandez started their business after World War II and gained a clientele of some of films' best-known women. His creations included ready-to-wear and individual designs. Many of his gowns were shown on national television on Miss Young's "The Loretta Young Show" from 1953-1961.

Tournaye, Philippe
US.20201124.51 · Persona · 1925-1995

Philippe Tournaye was born in 1925 in Belgium. His fashion career began when he worked with Jacques Fath in Paris. After arriving to the United States in 1949, he became chief designer for the suit and coat house Marquise, and later became designer for the dress house Rembrandt.

Félix, Auguste
US.20201129.004 · Persona · active 1860s

Auguste Félix, was a milliner (presumably French) active in the 1860s. Little biographical information is found for him, but his sketches do appear in the V&A collection as well as the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. May have had some affiliation with the milliner Poirier.

Sussman, Morty
US.20201201.50 · Persona · 1932-1979

Morty Sussman graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and became designer for the Mollie Parnis Boutique division in 1978. His designs were known as having "a sense of fun, a very real feeling of vitality."

Stuart, Lynn
US.20201201.51 · Persona · -

Lynn Stuart and her husband George Stuart founded the label, Mister Pants, in 1968 after successfully creating a new style of pants for women.

Starr, Malcolm
US.20201201.52 · Persona · 1924-2008

Malcolm Starr was introduced to fashion early in his life watching his mother work as a costume designer. His father started the dress company Malcolm Starr in the 1940s, which Malcolm later took over. In 1976, Starr sold the company for $7 million and continued to produce clothes in Hong Kong and India.

Rybar, Valerian
US.20201214.50 · Persona · 1919-1990

Valerian Rybar is an interior designer, known for creating opulent rooms and extravagent party designs. Born in Yugoslavia, he started his career as a trainee for Lord & Taylor. After he quit, he was hired by Elizabeth Arden and began working in event design, after which many clients hired him to work as an interior designer.

Rosenstein, Nettie
US.20201214.53 · Persona · 1890-1980

Nettie Rosenstein was born in Austria in 1890. She came to the United States at a young age and was making her own clothes by the age of 11. Her dresses were very European inspired, selling for around $500, making them expensive in the ready-to-wear market at the time.Of her, Bill Blass remarked, "she practically invented the little black dress for Americans."

Ritter, Leo
US.20201214.54 · Persona · 1907-1979

Leo Ritter was born in Hungary in 1907 and became a leading figure in the American fur industry. He joined with an older brother to form a company named Ritter Brothers. He designed famous furs for both women and men and served on the board of trustees of the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Myles, Morton
US.20201215.59 · Persona · Unknown

Morton Myles was born and raised in New York City, with an interest in fashion from an early age. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology, he created the Young Elegant boutique and designed for the associated label.

Morris, Leslie
US.20201215.63 · Persona · -

Leslie Morrie grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. She attended Parsons School of Design and worked for designer Harry Collins after graduating. She was hired by Bergdorf Goodman in 1931 where she worked for their custom design department well into the 1960's. Her clothes were simple, elegant, and conservative but never dull. Morris won a Coty award in 1957 for her creative designs.

Mitzou
US.20201215.66 · Persona · Unknown

Mitzou, born in Paris, is a Madrid-based designer known for her use of buttery leather, colorful suedes, and tucked/pleated coats. Her designs are exclusive in New York with Lord & Taylor.

Wilkins, Emily
US.20201222.51 · Persona · 1917-2000

Emily Wilkens, born in Hartford in 1917, studied fashion illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduating, she sketched dresses for department store newspaper advertisements. While vacationing in Hollywood, she was asked to design a wardrobe for the child star Ann Todd. Since then, Wilkens continued to design clothes for preteen and teenage girls. She won a Coty award in 1945 for "creating the Young Junior look" and served as a trustee of the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Rykiel, Sonia
US.20201222.006 · Persona · 1930-2016

Fashion Designer Sonia Rykiel was born Sonia Flis in 1930. At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window displays in a Parisian textile store.
Sonia was married to the owner of a boutique which sold elegant clothing, but in 1962 she just couldn't find any soft sweaters to wear when she was pregnant. So she used a supplier to her husband from Venice, to design her own. This first creation was called the Poorboy Sweater, and she started selling it from her husbands label "Laura. It made the cover of Elle fashion magazine, and brought her fame. She later became the first designer to put seams on the outside of a garment, and to print words on her sweaters.
In 1968, she opened her first boutique. Rykiel has written many books, including an A to Z of fashion, and a collection of children’s stories.
In 1980 she was voted one of the world's 10 most elegant women. In October 2001, she showed her Spring 2002 collection at the Louvre in Paris, proving that nothing has changed in almost 40 years she has been designing. Her slim fitted sweaters, her love for scrawling random words across a chest or down an arm endures, as does her signature stripes. Her daughter Nathalie collaborates with her now, on all her fashion activities.

In February 2005 Henri Bendel launched an in-store shop for the Sonia Rykel Woman line. Specializing in knitwear, Rykiel is a first rate designer, creating elegant, fluid garments in soft wools, jersey, angora and mohair. The Americans call her the "Queen of Knitwear". She is the one who encouraged Robert Altman to make his ready-to-wear film "Pret-a-Porter. In particular, she favours long clinging sweaters or small cropped pullovers, large rolled-back cuffs and long shawls. Her outerwear often includes voluminous cape-like garments.

Cronbach, Robt. (Robert M.), 1908-
US.20201222.008 · Persona · 1908-2001

Robert Cronbach was born in St. Louis in 1908 and studied sculpture at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1930 he worked as an assistant to the sculptor Paul Manship. His commissions included sculptures and fountains at the United Nations General Assembly Building and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and the Federal Office Building in St. Louis. He was a WPA artist from 1936 to 1939. His first solo show was held at the Hudson Walker Gallery in New York in 1940 and he exhibited for many years with the Bertha Shaefer Gallery. He taught at Adelphi College in Garden City, N.Y., from 1947 to 1961 and was also an instructor at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, serving as chairman of the school's board of governors from 1975 to 1982. In December 2001 Cronbach died at age 93 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where he had lived for several years.

Macrini, Rosalie
US.20210111.52 · Persona · Unknown

Rosalie Macrini began designing in 1930 for the Barbara Costume Company in New York specializing in cocktail and evening wear. Many of her dresses featured the floating chiffon drape, used to be wrapped in many ways to hide bulges.

Littell, Deanna
US.20210111.55 · Persona · Unknown

After studying at Parson's School of Design, Deanna Littell designed for the New York boutique Paraphernalia from 1965-1968. Shortly after she designed under her own label, known for her imaginative use of materials.

Notkins, Ruth
US.20210119.50 · Persona · Unknown

Ruth Notkins was executive literary director at Universal, responsible for finding properties for Universal's feature films, and films for independent producers under contract to the studio.

Davidow, William H.
US.20210129.001 · Persona · -1972

Founder of Davidow, Inc.

White, Charles
US.20210129.006 · Persona
Passatino, Robert
US.20210314.51 · Persona · Unknown

Robert Passantino is a fashion illustrator who worked for WWD, notably creating modern graphic narratives inhabited by stylized elegant figures who reflected his vision of beauty, fashion and art, not only for WWD but also for Playboy, the New York Times, Vogue and Bloomingdales.

Vittadini, Adrienne
US.20220414.012 · Persona · 1944-

For award-winning fashion designer Adrienne Vittadini, the blend of Hungarian heritage, American upbringing and Italian sensibility helped propel her to the forefront of international design and made the name Adrienne Vittadini into a global brand.

During her junior year studying fine arts at Philadelphia’s Moore College of Art, Mrs. Vittadini won a fellowship to study with designers Louis Féraud in Paris and Emilio Pucci in Florence. She then pursued a fashion career in New York and Italy as a freelance designer before returning to New York in the early 1970s to design full-time. In 1979, she started her own business, Adrienne Vittadini Inc, with her husband and partner, Gianluigi Vittadini.

For over three decades, Mrs. Vittadini communicated her sophisticated fashion esthetic by combining casually elegant career dressing with smart, sporty weekend wear. Her designs seamlessly transitioned women from home to office to leisure time. Wonderfully textured knits, novelty pieces, refined basics and stylish outerwear became the Vittadini signature while international licenses for accessories, fragrances and home décor further enhanced her worldwide reputation.

Mrs. Vittadini has received countless prestigious fashion awards including the coveted Coty American Fashion Critics Award in 1984; the Dallas Designer Sportswear Award in 1985; the Albert Einstein Spirit of Achievement Award for Design and Business in 1987; the Fashion Group International Award for Women Who Have Influenced Fashion in 1990; the Metropolitan Home: The Design 100 Award in 1992; The Art of Achievement Award and the Top 50 Women Business Owners in 1993; the Cancer Care Fashion Leadership Award in 1996 and the Moore College of Art Visionary Woman Award in 2003. She was also elected to the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame.

Today Mrs. Vittadini remains passionate about art, architecture and design. She and her husband concentrate their efforts today on developing luxury residential properties through their new business venture, AGV Design & Development LLC. They are currently developing properties in Florida as well as condominiums in the Italian Alps. As a design consultant, she lent her expertise on Le Grand Cottages at Ambergris Cay Sporting Club in Turks and Caicos, and recently led the architectural design committee for The Concession Golf Club and Residences, a premier golf and country-club community in Sarasota, Florida under the aegis of Jack Nicklaus.

Itoyama, Yumiko
US.20210706.001 · Persona

Yumiko Itoyama is a Japanese hat designer based out of both New York and Tokyo. Itoyama immigrated to New York in 1981, and founded her brand two years later. She returned to Tokyo and founded a business and school in 1989. From 2008-2012, she taught at Tokyo Heisei University Junior college. Her millinery works have appeared in Vogue and WWD, She has also published three books on hat making: Selfish Hat, 1999, To Make a Hat, 2001, Talkative Hat, 2003.

Jensen, Dorothy
US.20230525.007 · Persona

Dorothy Jensen designed youth sportswear from around 1950- 1970 for companies including Johnston, Inc. and Jonathan Logan. During the 1950s and 1960s, she taught the Doris Anderson Simplified System of Sewing and Styling at Gimbel’s department stores. She was a former pupil of Ms. Anderson.

Barthet, Jean
US.20210820.008 · Persona · 1920–2000

Jean Barthet was a French milliner and member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Launching his line in 1949, he provided hat for haute couturiers including Claude Montana, Karl Lagerfeld and Emanuel Ungaro.

Costa, Victor
US.20210827.020 · Persona · 1935-

American fashion designer

Doucet, Jacques, 1853-1929
US.20210827.031 · Persona · 1853-1929

Belle Epoque couturier; had extensive library, frequented artists and writers of avant-garde 1880-d.

Dupas, Jean, 1882-1964
US.20210827.035 · Persona · 1882-1964

French painter, artist, designer, poster artist, and decorator closely associated with the Art Deco period

Osokina, Alina
US.20220401.038 · Persona
Matheson, Rebecca
US.20220325.063 · Persona · 1975-

Rebecca Matheson is a fashion historian and an adjunct instructor in FIT’s MA Program in Fashion and Textile studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice. Matheson’s research focuses on nineteenth-and twentieth-century American women’s dress, using interdisciplinary approaches to discover women’s narratives as designers, makers, sellers, and consumers. Her recent projects have dealt with millinery, leather goods, advertising, teenage fashion, and dress for long-distance train travel. She is the author of two monographs, The Sunbonnet: an American Icon in Texas (2009) and Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate (2015). Matheson holds an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies from FIT, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and is currently a PHD candidate at the Bard Graduate Center.

Joseph, Alex
US.20220401.034 · Persona
Koda, Harold
US.20220325.042 · Persona · 1950 January 3-

Harold Koda was the Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2000 until his retirement in 2016. His exhibitions include “Goddess“ (2003), “Dangerous Liaisons” (2004), “Poiret: King of Fashion” (2007), “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” (2009), “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” (2012), and “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” (2014). Koda’s tenure is highlighted by the transfer of the Brooklyn Museum’s Costume Collection to the Metropolitan Museum in January 2009 and the reopening of The Costume Institute’s space after a two-year renovation on May 8, 2014, as the Anna Wintour Costume Center.

In his earlier tenure at the Metropolitan Museum as Associate Curator, Koda worked closely with the late Richard Martin, then Curator in Charge, on 12 acclaimed exhibitions, including “Diana Vreeland: Immoderate Style” (1993), “Madame Grès” (1994), and “Christian Dior” (1996). Koda has co-authored 20 books, including 12 landmark catalogues for Met exhibitions. He lectures widely and contributes scholarly articles to many publications.

Prior to rejoining the Metropolitan, Koda served as co-curator of “Giorgio Armani” (2000) at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. He worked for 11 years at the Edward C. Blum Design Laboratory of the Fashion Institute of Technology as Associate Curator, and Curator in the costume collection, and then as Director of the Design Laboratory, from 1979 to 1992. He was the curator of “Balenciaga” (1986), and worked on exhibitions including “Jocks and Nerds” (1989), “Splash!” (1990), and “Halston: Absolute Modernism” (1991), with Richard Martin, and occasionally with Laura Sinderbrand. Earlier, he was an Exhibition Assistant to the Costume Institute’s Special Consultant, Diana Vreeland, working on Met exhibitions, including “The Glory of Russian Costume” (1976), and “Vanity Fair” (1977).

Born in Honolulu, he graduated from the University of Hawaii with a B.A., and a B.F.A. in Art History. He also studied at the Institute of Fine Arts at NYU, and received his Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University in 2000. Koda received special awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1986 and 1997, the Costume Society of America Richard Martin Award for “Poiret: King of Fashion” in 2007, and the Fashion Group International Oracle Award in 2009.

Herman, Stan
US.20220325.037 · Persona · 1930-

The three-time Coty award-winning designer Stan Herman is truly a pioneering man. Not only was he the President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America for sixteen years, but also the founding president of 7th on Sixth Corporation; New York City Fashion week, for seven years. With KOMAR, Stan has incorporated his ready-to-wear design savvy to become America’s foremost designer of robes and loungewear.

His comfortable, lifestyle driven products can be found on QVC, QVCUK, QVCItaly. After 24 years on air he has built a return customer base of over 300,000 people and has sold over $100 million worth of robes alone. Furthermore as the leading uniform designer in the world his uniforms arguably cover more bodies than any other single designer.

As a pioneer in the industry, Stan popularized "fashion at a price" with his Mr. Mort label; a label sought by vintage collectors today. When most designers were relegated to backrooms, he served as a spokesman for the creative side of the industry, championing designer names on labels, and watching out for the good of his colleagues. He was on the vanguard of designer boutiques with Saks Fifth Avenue, and in-store designer partnerships with Henri Bendel.

Mr. Herman popularized the Designer Uniform. His list of corporate clients has included many of the world's leading corporations. FedEx, Jet Blue, United Airlines, TWA, U.S. Airways McDonald's, and Amtrak, Avis, Humana, RCCL, and Securitas along with Las Vegas Hotels including Paris, MGM Grand, and Monte Carlo. He did the latest designs for the newly re-opened Regency Hotel as well as the rest of the Loews Hotel system. He has also redesigned the next look for FedEx and the new JetBlue uniform.

Historically, he presented the first walking shorts to the corporate world, and the first knitted shirts to meet the quality demands of uniform wearability. As a leader in innovation, he keeps his programs at the forefront by using technologically advanced fabrics and following the consumers’ interests from a retail standpoint to make sure that the uniform is in line with not only what an employee expects his clothing to be but anticipate the next generation of fit and comfort. The branding positions of accounts such as FedEx have benefited from the studios blending of ready-to-wear clothing with the needs of uniform apparel.

As President of the CFDA, Stan was instrumental in their humanitarian fund raising efforts as well. The launch of "Fashion Targets Breast Cancer" and ongoing efforts, have raised millions for research. Additionally, under his direction, the CFDA has been a leader in benefiting education and fighting AIDS. He sits on the boards of both The Garment District Bid, and the Bryant Park Corporation.

He has been honored with the CFDA’s most prestigious lifetime achievement award for his advancement of American Fashion, as well as Lifetime recognition from the Dallas Market for his career in fashion, and GMHC for his pioneering efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Arbuckle, Joanne
US.20220325.034 · Persona · 1954-

Joanne Arbuckle is deputy to the president for Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). As the liaison between the president, the college, and outside organizations, she develops and expands partnerships and collaborations nationally and globally for the college. She works closely with the executive director of the FIT/Infor Design and Tech Lab to integrate the work of the lab with the schools and other divisions of the college. Arbuckle co-chairs President Brown’s Workforce of the Future Committee and served on the Workforce Development advisory Board of AFFOA. Her experience as a creative director, business owner, educator, and higher education administrator, provides her with a comprehensive background in the development and implementation of educational programs.

Arbuckle served as dean of the School of Art and Design for over a decade. The school enrolls 4,000 students, has a faculty of 537 full-time and adjunct professors and instructors, and offers 17 majors. As dean, she was responsible for all school operations, departmental development, special programs, fundraising, student enrichment initiatives, and faculty recruitment. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Schools of Art & Design and served the association as a visiting evaluator on accreditation.

She became an associate professor in 2002 and a full professor in 2006. In 2003, she was awarded the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

An industry professional with more than 30 years of experience, Arbuckle worked as a designer and merchandiser before becoming president of the fashion-industry consulting firm Design Integrity. She has served as a consultant and industry expert witness for law firms on matters concerning the industry, and has participated in interviews for numerous media reports on subjects pertaining to fashion and fashion education.

Arbuckle co-authored the book Historical Dictionary of Fashion and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion.

She earned her Master of Arts in educational administration in higher education from New York University, her Bachelor of Science in fashion design at the State University of New York Empire State College, and her Associate in Applied Science in fashion design at FIT.

Mindell, Judy
US.20220325.035 · Persona · 1927 or 1928-

Judy Mindell was a student at FIT in the 1940s.

Losey, Joseph
US.20220325.029 · Persona · 1909 January 14-1984 June 22

Joseph Losey, in full Joseph Walton Losey, (born Jan. 14, 1909, La Crosse, Wis., U.S.—died June 22, 1984, London, Eng.), American motion-picture director, whose highly personal style was often manifested in films centering on intense and sometimes violent human relationships.

After graduating from Dartmouth College (B.A., 1929) and Harvard University (M.A., 1930), Losey wrote book and theatre reviews. In 1935, while working as a European-based reporter for Variety, the newspaper of the entertainment industry, he attended classes conducted by Sergey Eisenstein, the foremost Soviet film director and theorist. During the 1930s and ’40s Losey directed stage productions on Broadway and for the WPA Federal Theatre Project. One of his greatest artistic successes was the 1947 presentation of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo Galilei.

Losey directed educational and documentary films in the late 1930s and in 1945 won an Academy Award nomination for the short subject A Gun in His Hand. Gradually, he came to direct full-length features, which were personal statements on controversial topics—e.g., pacifism (The Boy with Green Hair, 1948), racial prejudice (The Lawless, 1950), and police corruption (The Prowler, 1951). Blacklisted in Hollywood in 1952 along with numerous others accused of Communist affiliations, Losey went to England, where he worked anonymously until the release of The Gypsy and the Gentlemen in 1958. Many of his films were written by the British playwright Harold Pinter, including The Servant (1963), Accident (1967), and The Go-Between, which won the grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971. They brought him international recognition especially among the French critics. Later films include The Assassination of Trotsky (1972), A Doll’s House (1973), Mr. Klein (1976), Don Giovanni (1979), and La Truite (1982; The Trout)

Hofmann, Hans
US.20220325.025 · Persona · 1880 March 21-1966 February 17

Hans Hofmann (1880–1966) is one of the most important figures of postwar American art. Celebrated for his exuberant, color-filled canvases, and renowned as an influential teacher for generations of artists—first in his native Germany, then in New York and Provincetown—Hofmann played a pivotal role in the development of Abstract Expressionism.

Between 1900 and 1930, Hofmann’s early studies, decades of painting, and schools of art took him to Munich, to Paris, then back to Munich. By 1933, and for the next four decades, he lived in New York and in Provincetown. Hofmann’s evolution from foremost modern art teacher to pivotal modern artist brought him into contact with many of the foremost artists, critics, and dealers of the twentieth century: Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Wassily Kandinsky, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Betty Parsons, Peggy Guggenheim, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, and many others. His successful career was shepherded by the postwar modern art dealer Sam Kootz, secured by the art historian and critic Clement Greenberg, and anchored by the professional and personal support of his first wife, Maria “Miz” Wolfegg (1885–1963).

Already 64 by the time of his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century in New York in 1944, Hofmann balanced the demands of teaching and painting until he closed his school in 1956. Doing so enabled him to renew focus on his own painting at during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism, and for the next twenty years, Hofmann’s voluminous output—powerfully influenced by Matisse’s use of color and Cubism’s displacement of form—developed into an artistic approach and theory he called “push and pull,” which he described as interdependent relationships between form, color, and space. From his early landscapes of the 1930s, to his “slab” paintings of the late 1950s, and his abstract works at the end of his career upon his death in 1966, Hofmann continued to create boldly experimental color combinations and formal contrasts that transcended genre and style.

Kresch, Albert
US.20220325.026 · Persona · 1922 July 4-

Albert Kresch is a New York School painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. A member of the Jane Street Gallery in the 1940’s, he exhibited in later years at Salander O’Reilly and Lohin Geduld Galleries among others. He is best known for landscapes and still life compositions painted with evocatively rhythmic forms and vibrant colors.

Born in Scranton, PA, Kresch moved with his family to New York in the 30’s. He began studying figure drawing at the Brooklyn Museum, but soon enrolled in the Hans Hoffman School. Among his peers were Leland Bell, Louisa Mattiasdottir, Nell Blaine, Judith Rothschild, Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral.

In the 40’s he exhibited abstract work in his first two shows at the Jane Street Gallery at a time when Abstract Expressionism was gathering steam. He soon embarked however on an independent path inspired by the French artist, Jean Helion to return to representation painting. Friendships with Poets Denise Levertov and Frank O’Hara reflect the breadth of his interests. His painting philosophy was a supject of Levertov’s poem, “The Dog of Art” and “Kresch’s Studio.”

Kresch won a Fulbright scholarship in 1953, aided in part by a letter of recommendation from Willem DeKooning. JHe was elected a member of the National Academy in 2005.

Larsen, Jack Lenor
US.20220325.018 · Persona · 1927-2020 December 20
Fuller, Frank
US.20220401.015 · Persona
Neady, Francis
US.20220401.014 · Persona
Rosenthal, Imre
US.20220325.020 · Persona · 1914-1996 August
Piros, Sheila
US.20220318.104 · Persona
Andersson, Eva
US.20220318.089 · Persona · 1961-
Passaro, Daniel
US.20220318.090 · Persona · 1979 January 26-
Bauer, Bruce
US.20220318.078 · Persona · 1944 July 5
David, Nesta
US.20220318.064 · Persona