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Comme des Garçons (Firm)
US.20200328.020 · Corporate body · 1973-

Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label founded and headed by Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo and Place Vendôme in Paris.

US.20180702.071 · Corporate body

In the 1940s, fashion and apparel industry members were faced with a dwindling number of qualified people to help them run and carry on their businesses. The next generation wanted to be doctors and lawyers?not tailors. A group of industry members, led by Mortimer C. Ritter, an educator with an interest in programs for young working people, and Max Meyer, a retired menswear manufacturer, set about organizing a school to ensure the vitality of their businesses. First, they created the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries to promote education for the industry. The Foundation then obtained a charter from the New York State Board of Regents to establish a ?fashion institute of technology and design.? The institute opened in 1944 with 100 students, and was located on the top two floors of the High School of Needle Trades.

Soon, supporters wanted to bring greater prestige to the industry by having the institute become a college with the authority to confer degrees. Industrialists and educators decided on two majors: Design (with programs in apparel, millinery, and textiles) and Scientific Management. The curriculum also included Liberal Arts. In 1951, three years after the State University of New York had been established and state law had provided for the creation of community colleges, FIT became the second SUNY community college empowered to grant the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. By then, there were 400 day students and about 1,000 evening students.

FIT received accreditation in 1957, and as the curriculum and student body grew, the college moved into its first real home?a nine-story building on Seventh Avenue in the heart of the garment district?in 1959. The building had been planned for 1,200 students; by 1963, there were 4,000. During this time, the college?s curriculum was growing beyond traditional notions of fashion, to include subjects like photography and advertising and interior design.

The college wanted to further expand its curriculum by offerings bachelor?s and master?s degrees? something that ?was just not done? by a community college, according to the State University?s former chancellor. Representatives of the college and supporters in the industry and government lobbied hard to persuade legislators to allow FIT to do this. In 1975, an amendment to the Education Law of New York State permitted FIT to offer BS and BFA programs; another in 1979 authorized master?s programs.

By this time, six more buildings had been added to the campus, including two dormitories, and the Shirley Goodman Resource Center, which houses the Gladys Marcus Library and The Museum at FIT. The school continued to grow by adding state-of-the art facilities, like the Design/Lighting Research Laboratory and the Annette Green Fragrance Foundation Studio (the first of its kind on a college campus), making international programs available to students, and evolving its academic offerings

Today, the campus encompasses an entire city block, and serves more than 10,000 students. The college offers degrees in diverse subjects, such as Menswear and Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, which are unique to the college, and Fashion Merchandising Management, Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design, and Toy Design, the first of their kind in the country (http://www.fitnyc.edu/1807.asp).

Complice
US.20200924.011 · Corporate body · 1975-[2011]

Complice (pronounced com-plee-chay) was a label created the fashion company "Genny" in 1975. Both Genny and Complice were founded by Arnoldo Girombelli. From 1975 until 1981, Gianni Versace was the head designer of the label. Claude Montana replaced Versace in 1981. Six years later, Muriel Grateau took over as Complice's designer. Under Grateau, the brand grew stale. Dolce and Gabbana were hired in 1990 to reinvent the brand. Their Fall 1990 collection was well received. In 1992, Madonna appeared on the cover of Vogue wearing a striped sweater designed by Dolce and Gabbana for Complice. Sometime between Genny's purchase by the Prada group in 2001 and the 2011 acquisition by Swinger International Group, Complice had ceased to exist.

Connolly, Sybil
US.20180927-007 · Person · 1921-1998

Sybil Connolly (1921-1998) was an Irish fashion designer. Connolly dressed a number of famous individuals, most notably Jacqueline Kennedy, who wears a Connolly design in her official portrait. Later in her life, Connolly designed interior goods for Tiffany & Co.

Connor, May
US.20180702.024 · Person
Conrad, Giorgio
US.20181013-002 · Person · 1827-1889

Giorgio Conrad (1827–1889) was an Swiss-born Italian photographer active in the mid-19th century.

Contempora Art Circle
US.20181013-003 · Corporate body · 1935-

Contempora Art Circle was founded by the artist Frank Herrmann in New York (509 Madison Avenue) in 1935. May also be known as the New Art Circle.

Continental Airlines
US.20190715.001 · Corporate body · 1934 -

"Continental Airlines was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started out as one of the smaller carriers in the United States, known for its limited operations under the regulated era. Post 1978, Continental grew into one of the country's largest carriers despite facing financial troubles and other issues, eventually becoming one of the more successful airlines in the United States. The airline merged with UAL Corporation (the parent company of United Airlines) via a stock swap in 2010. Continental's shares were acquired by UAL Corporation; the re-organized holding company was renamed United Continental Holdings. During the integration period, each airline ran a separate operation under the direction of a combined leadership team, based in Chicago. The integration was completed on March 3, 2012. Although the merged airline retained the United name, it uses Continental's operating certificate and livery. On Thursday June 27, 2019 United changed its parent company name from United Continental Holdings to United Airlines Holdings." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Airlines

Conway, Gordon, 1894-1956
US.20200418.007 · Person · 1894-1956

Gordon Conway was raised in Dallas and worked in New York, London, and Paris. She became an illustrator for Vanity Fair and an accomplished fashion artist; she went on to a career in design that encompassed publicity campaigns for Broadway musicals, costume and set designs for cabaret in Paris, and the management of the first autonomous costume department at a major British film studio.

Cooke, Gordon
US.20181109-003 · Person

Gordon Cooke was the Executive Vice President for Sales Promotion at Bloomingdale's throughout the 1980s, eventually leaving Bloomingdale's to work for Time Warner in 1992. While at Bloomingdale's, Cooke worked under Marvin S. Traub, who was in his final decade as the chief executive at the department store.

Cookman, Helen
US.20210129.008 · Person

One of three founders of the Hampton Coat Co.

Cooper, Arlene C.
US.20200924.012 · Person · 1939-2019

Arlene Carol Cooper (December 29, 1939 – October 28, 2019) was a textile analyst. She had a large collection of Middle Eastern Paisleys, which she donated to the Cleveland Museum. Cooper published her research on "Kashmir" and "Paisley" shawls. In addition to her work with textiles, Cooper was a supporter of modern dance, acting as a patron to the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and the Ballet Tech.

Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961
US.20200404.037 · Person · 1901-1961

Gary Cooper (1901-1961) was an American actor working during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood. He began his career making silent films and transitioned to talkies rather seamlessly. Throughout his career, spanning nearly four-decades, Cooper was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two in 1942 and 1953. He received an Honorary Oscar in 1961.

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
US.20200715.024 · Corporate body

Cooper-Hewitt Museum is a design museum in New York City and one of 19 museums that fall under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution.

Copeland, Jo, 1899-1982
US.20200418.008 · Person · 1899-1982

Jo Copeland was born in New York City in 1899. She graduated from both the Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League. In 1920, she began her fashion career as an illustrator for Pattullo. 13 years later, she became a partner in the company, now called Pattullo-Jo Copeland Inc. (where she stayed until the firm closed in 1970s). Copeland is perhaps most remembered for designing the woman's two-piece suit that was meant to be worn without a blouse. Her work style was unique: she draped on her own body in front of a mirror, playing with the fabric until she was satisfied. Before World War II broke out, Copeland often traveled to Europe to see the couture shows. After the war, Copeland began to stress the importance of American designs, calling on the U.S. fashion industry to become more independent from French fashion. Copeland received the Neiman Marcus Award for best designer of the year in 1944. Copeland taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology and was on the advisory board of the Parsons School of Design. Jo Copeland passed away on March 20th, 1982.

Cornu, Paul, 1881-1914
US.20210827.018 · Person · 1881-1914

French art historian and librarian.

Corrard, Pierre
US.20210827.019 · Person · 1877-1914

French poet

Cosby, Bill, 1937-
US.20200715.025 · Person · 1937-

Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, musician, and author.

Cosentino, John
US.20200924.014 · Person · 1922-

John Cosentino was born on November 25, 1922, in Paterson, New Jersey. He acted as President of Cosentino, a textile company. The firm was founded by John Cosentino's father in 1928. Soon after he began working with the company in 1947, John Cosentino became Vice President. After his father passed away, John Cosentino took over as president. In 1988, the firm was sold to Boris Kroll Fabrics. After the merger, John Cosentino became Sales Manager of the Cosentino Division of Boris Kroll Fabrics.

Cosmair, Inc.
US.20220408.036 · Corporate body · 1953-

Cosmair started life as a wholesale distributor of L'Oreal hair-care products to American beauty salons. It was founded in 1953 as a joint venture by L'Oreal and Jacques Correze. Cosmair, Inc. manufactures and markets a wide range of cosmetics, hair preparations, and perfumes as the sole United States licensee of France's cosmetic mogul, L'Oréal S.A. It has grown to become a power in the beauty products industry through marketing expertise, research and development, and a vast distribution network. The company's products are widely accepted and can be found in beauty salons, department stores, specialty stores, drug stores, and mass merchandising outlets across the United States.

Costa, Victor
US.20210827.020 · Person · 1935-

American fashion designer

Costelli, Joseph
US.20200924.015 · Person

Joseph Costelli was the chair of the Math and Science Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology during the end of the 20th century. Costelli began teaching at FIT in 1975. Costelli is the author of the textbook, "Introductory Biology and Molecular Approach."

US.20200118.003 · Corporate body · 1946-

The Costume Institute began as the Museum of Costume Art, an independent entity formed in 1937 and led by Neighborhood Playhouse founder Irene Lewisohn. In 1946, with the financial support of the fashion industry, the Museum of Costume Art merged with The Metropolitan Museum of Art as The Costume Institute, and in 1959 became a curatorial department. The legendary fashion arbiter Diana Vreeland, who served as special consultant from 1972 until her death in 1989, created a memorable suite of exhibitions, including The World of Balenciaga (1973), The Glory of Russian Costume (1976), and Vanity Fair (1977), galvanizing audiences and setting the standard for costume exhibitions globally.

In 1989, Richard Martin took the helm, with the support of Harold Koda, and began a rotating cycle of thematic exhibitions including Infra-Apparel, Waist Not, The Four Seasons, and Cubism and Fashion. Martin's tenure culminated in Rock Style, the last exhibition before his death in 1999. Mr. Koda, who had previously departed from the Museum, rejoined The Met in 2000 as curator in charge, hiring Andrew Bolton in 2002. Upon Mr. Koda's retirement in January 2016, Mr. Bolton became curator in charge, and in March 2018, upon the endowment of the postion, he was named Wendy Yu Curator in Charge.

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

The redesigned Costume Institute space reopened in May 2014, after a two-year renovation, as the Anna Wintour Costume Center with the exhibition Charles James: Beyond Fashion. The complex includes the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery, the main showcase space with a flexible design that lends itself to frequent transformation with video, sound, and wireless technology. The Center also includes the Carl and Iris Barrel Apfel Gallery to orient visitors to The Costume Institute's exhibitions. Behind the scenes is a state-of-the-art costume conservation laboratory; a study/storage facility to house the combined holdings of The Costume Institute and Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection; and The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library, one of the world's foremost fashion libraries.

Costume Society of America
US.20200516.018 · Corporate body · 1973-

The Costume Society of America was founded in 1973. The society aims to foster the knowledge of global appearance and dress practices. The organization began forming regional groups in 1978.

Coty (Firm)
US.20200523.012 · Corporate body · 1904-

Coty Inc. was founded in 1904 by Francois Coty. The firm, located in Paris, released its first perfume, Rose Jacquemin, around that time. This release is seen as the beginning of the modern fragrance industry. In 1908, Coty opened his first salon in Paris. In the mid-1910s, Coty releases face and body powders for women. After releasing a handful of perfumes and gaining international attention after WWI, Coty opens Coty salons in London and in New York in 1922. In the 1920s, the firm released about 15 perfumes. Francois Coty passed away in 1934, but his family retained control of the company. In 1942, the firm founded the Coty American Fashion Critics' Award, honoring American designers until the awards were discontinued in 1985. Coty was acquired by Pfizer Inc in 1963. Coty's Stetson, released in 1981, became the best selling men's fragrance until 1995. That same year, Jil Sander teams with Coty inc. to produce beauty products. German chemicals manufacturer Joh. A Benckiser GmbH in bought Coty in 1992. Today, Coty manufactures several celebrity perfumes.

US.20200201.004 · Corporate body · 1962-

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association, founded in 1962, whose membership consists of nearly 500 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers.

The CFDA Foundation, Inc. is a separate not-for-profit organization, which was created to raise funds for charity and industry activities.

In addition to hosting the annual CFDA Fashion Awards, the trade organization owns the Fashion Calendar and produces New York Fashion Week: Men’s.

Courrèges, André
US.20210827.021 · Person · 1923-2016

French fashion designer

Couturier, Robert, 1955-
US.20200418.009 · Person · 1955-

French architect and interior designer. He established his firm in New York City in 1987.

Coveri
US.20200924.016 · Corporate body · 1973-

Enrico Coveri (1952 - 1990) is an Italian fashion designer. He was introduced to fashion by his mother, a sewing machine saleswoman. Coveri debuted his first collection "Touche by Enrico Coveri" in 1973. Four years later, he debuted a women's wear collection in Paris. He loved bright-yet-elegant designs, matching the mid-1970s aesthetic. In 1982, Coveri launched both a perfume, Paillettes, and a cosmetics line. A men's fragrance soon followed. In the mid-1980s, Coveri released the youth-targeted line "You Young Coveri." Enrico Coveri passed away in 1990 at the age of 38. His firm remained in the family; Coveri's sister, Silvana, stepped in shortly after the young designer's death. Six years later, Coveri's nephew (Silvana's son), took over.

Cox, B. G.
US.20200925.001 · Person · 1921-2001

Bert George "B.G." Cox (1921-2001) was the president (from 1970) and chariman (1986-1990) of The Joseph and Fleiss Company, Inc., one of the oldest fashion manufacturers in the U.S. Cox got his start in fashion in 1946 as an assistant buyer for the May Co. in Denver, Colorado. Cox represented the U.S. clothing industry as part of a trade mission in Ciaro, Egypt in 1979. From 1980 to 1982, Cox served as the president of the Men's Fashion Association. Cox acted as the president of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of America from 1983-1985 and 1988-1990.

Crawford, Jay H.
US.20181013-005 · Person · 1930-

John Hyde Crawford, known as Jay to friends, was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1930. Crawford studied fashion illustration at Parsons in New York, and soon after graduating, was hired by Bonwit Teller. While at Bonwit, Crawford was tasked to reinterpret the store's violet bouquet symbol. After sketching for about 25 minutes, Crawford came up with the design that Bonwit used until going out of business in 1989. Throughout the 1960s, Crawford drew fashion illustrations for newspaper ads, which often appeared in the New York Times. In 1968, Crawford founded "Quadrille," a fabric and wallpaper company known for bold colors and patterns.

Crawford, Joan
US.20180702.025 · Person · [1905]-1977

Joan Crawford was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas around 1905. She began dancing at an early age. She began acting in MGM-produced films in 1925. Fame didn't come until 1928, when Crawford appeared in the smash-hit "Our Dancing Daughters." Her natural, un-accented voice helped her transition to talkies in the late 1920s. Throughout the early- and mid-1930s, Crawford was a major box office draw. By the end of the decade, however, her star had dimmed, in part due to sub-par roles and a younger batch of actresses coming up in the industry. She left MGM for Warner Bros. in the early 1940s. In 1945, Crawford received an academy award for "Mildred Pierce," a film that helped relaunch her career. Crawford worked steadily through the late 1940s and 1950s, although with waning success. In 1962, her career was briefly revived once more when "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" was released. Crawford continued to act until her death on May 10, 1977.

Creed, Charles
US.20180927-009 · Person · 1909-1966

Charles Creed (1909-1966) was a British fashion designer. Born into a family of longstanding, prominent tailors in French couture, Creed founded his own label in 1946. Creed was also the first elected member of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers. Although the Creed's couture house closed in 1966, the Creed family continues to operate the French perfum house, Creed.

Croland, David
US.20190403.004 · Person

David Croland is an American illustrator and model. He is best remembered today as being Robert Mapplethorpe's first boyfriend.

US.20201222.008 · Person · 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.

US.20230128-003 · Corporate body · circa 1878-1961

The Crown Mills Company originated around 1878, and in 1890 it merged with the Marcellus Woolen Mills Company to form the Crown Mills Corporation. Edward Moir began at Crown Mills in 1884 and became president in 1899. During his time at Crown Mills, Moir expanded the operation by purchasing additional buildings and increasing the number of looms from 20 to 108. Operation included dyeing, carding, spinning, and weaving. Moir's son John M. Moir was president of the mill from 1932 until it closed in 1961.

Crowninshield, Frank
US.20201112.59 · Person · 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.

Cruz, Miguel
US.20200314.017 · Person · active 1980s

Cuban fashion designer.

Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965
US.20200715.026 · Person · 1896-1965

Nancy Cunanrd was an English poet, publisher, heiress, and radical activist.

Cunningham, Bill, 1929-2016
US.20190403.002 · Person · 1929-2016

William J. Cunningham, more commonly known as Bill Cunningham, was an American street photographer. Cunningham was born on March 13, 1929 in Boston. In middle school, Cunningham began creating hats out of objects found in dime stores. He was given a scholarship to Harvard but dropped out after only two months. He accepted an offer to move in with his uncle in New York, who hoped to persuade Cunningham to drop fashion and become interested in the family's advertisement agency. Upon receiving the ultimatum "stop making hats or move out," Cunningham left his uncle's apartment, relocating to a small ground-floor apartment on East 52th st. In addition to making hats, Cunningham briefly held a freelance position at Women's Wear Daily but quit in the early 1960s. In 1967, Cunningham got his first camera. He began taking photography assignments from "The Daily News" and "The Chicago Tribune." By the late 1970s, Cunningham was a regular contributor to the New York Times. Although asked several times by a number of newspapers and magazines, Cunningham refused to take a staff position. It was only after being struck by a truck while on assignment that Cunningham considered the Time's offer, stating that it was "a matter of health insurance." In 1993, the Council of Fashion Designers honored Cunningham, who biked onto the stage to accept his award. Cunningham was invited to Paris in 2008 to accept the French Legion of Honor. Bill Cunningham was the subject of a 2010 documentary "Bill Cunningham New York." Bill Cunningham passed away in June of 2016.

Curinton Rippy, Karen
US.20221217.006 · Person

Karen Curinton Rippy graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with AAS and BFA degrees. While at FIT. Karen joined the Soul Club and was part of the Soul Fashion Show from 1980-1991, designing clothes and modeling for the annual show. Karen received the Designer of the Year title in 1990. Karen has been an adjunct professor at FIT for 32 years, and an adjunct faculty member at Parsons School of Design since 2005. In 2015 Prof. Curinton Rippy retired from the Pratt Institute after 16 years.
Karen has had a full career in the intimate apparel, swimwear, and athleisure industry, working for Jack Murphy Lougewear, Bill Tice, Martha Colon, Victoria’s Secret, and Adore Me, an online lingerie company. At Parsons/The New School, Karen wrote the curriculum and taught the first lingerie fundamentals course in 2014, and also the swim/athleisure course in 2017.
Karen has won many “Excellence in Design” awards and in 2013 received the AFD Faculty Award from the School of Fashion at Parsons.
As a hobby, Karen makes ethnic fabric dolls and one of a kind treasures.

Cutting, Steven
US.20221217.004 · Person

Steven Cutting is a Professor in the Fashion Design Art Department in the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Professor Cutting has taught at FIT since 1996 and received AAS and BFA degrees in Fashion Design from FIT. Master at his craft and the recipient of numerous awards, designer of Innovative style not only in NY, but in Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean, he has worked as a Design Director, Fashion Designer, in both garments and accessories. Companies he has collaborated with include Kenneth Cole, Reebok, Collage, Pony, Perry Ellis America, House of Dereon owned by Beyoncé and Tina Knowles, and he also established his own label, Katalyst.

Daché, Lilly, 1898-1989
US.20180702.026 · Person · 1898-1989

Born in 1898 in the Bordeaux region of France, Lilly Daché received her millinery training under the famed Parisian milliners Caroline Reboux and Susan Talbot. In the early 1920s, she made her way to the United States and by 1924 had become part owner of The Bonnet Shop, which was eponymously named after the departure of her partner, shortly into the venture. The 1930s saw the business find great success with many Hollywood actresses patronizing the talents of the House of Daché. In 1931, Daché married COTY vice-president Jean Despres, in whom she found a warm and supporting partner through out her life. In 1940, Daché received the Neiman Marcus Award and the following year the Coty American Fashion Critics Award. The 1940s would also see her offer cosmetics and clothing to her clients as well as imported couture models of clothes and hats from Paris. When the demand for hats declined in the 1960s, Daché opened a hair salon on her premises and also sold wigs. In 1968, at the age of 73, Daché retired and liquidated her business assets. She died in Louvecienne, France in 1989. One of the many illustrious protegées who trained under Daché was Halston, who left her employ in 1958 to take the job of milliner for Bergdorf Goodman.

Dahl-Wolfe, Louise
US.20180816.001 · Person · 1895-1989

Louise Dahl-Wolfe was born in Alameda, California in 1985. She studied interior design at the San Francisco Institute of Art. In 1928, she married the sculptor Meyer Wolfe. Dahl-Wolfe began a career in photography in the early 1930s. Vanity Fair published her photograph, "Tennessee Mountain Woman," in 1933. Encouraged by this, Dahl-Wolfe moved to New York and opened a photography studio. Carmel Snow, editor of Harper's Bazaar hired Dahl-Wolfe as a staff fashion photographer for Harper's Bazaar in 1936. A year later, Dahl-Wolfe's work was included in the Museum of Modern Art's first photography exhibition. Dahl-Wolfe was an early supporter of color photography and she insisted that the colors in her photographs be as true to life as possible, resulting in vibrant works. Dahl-Wolfe left Harpers Bazaar in 1958 and began freelancing. She accepted work from Vogue and Sports Illustrated until her retirement in 1960. Louise Dahl-Wolfe passed away in December, 1989 at the age of 94.

Dakin, Gary
US.20220318.069 · Person
Dali, Salvador, 1904-1989
US.20190403.005 · Person · 1904-1989

Salvador Dalí i Domènech was born on May 11, 1904. Dalí began studying painting in 1920 at the Fine Arts School in Madrid. In 1922, he moved into the Residencia de Estudiantes and befriended some soon-to-be famous artists, including Louis Buñuel. Throughout the 1920s, Dalí exhibited works in Madrid and Barcelona while still in school. Dalí traveled to Paris in 1929 and was introduced to the Surrealists working in the city through Joan Miró. That same year, he collaborated with Buñuel on the surrealist film "Un chien andalou." The pair collaborated on a second film, "L'âge d'or," a year later. Dalí would come into his own as an artist during the 1930s, as well as become a celebrity. In 1934, Dalí entered a civil marriage Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, known as Gala, five years after their first meeting. Dalí's work began being exhibited outside of Europe in the early 1930s, helping disseminate his name in cultural circles. In 1935, Dalí began working with noted fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. That year, they produced a powder compact that resembled a rotary phone dial. Throughout the later-half of the 1930s, Schiaparelli and Dalí created some of the most infamous garments in fashion history: the Shoe Hat, the Drawer Suit, the Skeleton Dress, the Tear Dress, and the Lobster Dress. Between 1939 and 1944, Dalí produced multiple illustrations for Vogue magazine, three of which were used as the cover image. In 1940, Dalí and his wife relocated to the U.S.A. and remained there until 1948. While in the U.S., Dalí became interested in jewelry design. In 1945, Dalí collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on the film "Spellbound." After returning to Spain in 1948, Dalí's work began dealing more regularly with religious themes. Dalí continued to produce artworks throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. By this time, many museums had acquired his artworks and multiple large-scale exhibitions were put on. In 1969, Dalí purchased the Púbol Castle and redecorated it. After a growing, decade-long interest in optical science, Dalí debuted "Dali Lifting the Skin of the Mediterranean Sea to Show Gala the Birth of Venus," a hyper stereoscopic painting, in 1978 at the Guggenheim Museum. A year later, the Académie des Beaux-Arts of the Institut de France appointed him an associate overseas member. Salvador Dalí died in Figueres on 23 January 1989.

Dammy, H. Robert
US.20210827.023 · Person

French painter and illustrator, active in the twentieth century

Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971
US.20180702.027 · Person · 1901-1971

Bebe Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.

D'Arcy, Barbara
US.20181109-004 · Person

Barbara D'Arcy worked at Bloomingdale's from 1958 to 1995. She started as a fabric buyer, then designed model rooms for the furniture department from 1958-1973, then became the head of store design in 1973 and was a merchandising executive by 1975. In addition to the model rooms, D'Arcy is known for her redesign of the store interior in 1979, still intact on the first floor. D'Arcy retired in 1995 after almost 40 years with the Bloomingdale's. D'Arcy's rooms were like staged vignettes, displaying the most fashionable styles of interior decoration. D'Arcy traveled across the globe for inspiration and was among the first Americans to visit the People's Republic of China after relations normalized after 1972. While Bloomingdale's was already known for its home furnishings, it was D'Arcy that elevated the department store's reputation to that of an industry leader in fashionable interiors. D'Arcy was amonf the first honorees to be inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1985.

Daroff, Michael
US.20200925.004 · Person · 1902-1997

Michael Daroff (December 11, 1902 - April 22, 1997) was the president of both Botany Industry and H. Daroff & Sons, a men's suiting company. In 1962, Daroff was elected as one of the directors of Robert S. Atkins Co.