Ensemble

Nettie Rosenstein

1945 · (a, b) silk · Costume Institute

Akin to Stuart Davis's urban and signage-graphic acumen is Nettie Rosenstein's enthusiasm for the electricity of advertising design, which she translated into an evening ensemble with a relaxed drape inspired by Moroccan man's garb. The ensemble has a sensibility for popular culture (graphics of Lana Turner, Duke Ellington, chop suey restaurants, etc.) that anticipates the 1960s and after.

Artist

Nettie Rosenstein

Date

1945

Medium

(a, b) silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Nettie Rosenstein, 1946