“Fashion Illustration: The Visionaries, A Century of Illustrations from the Frances Neady Collection” Exhibition

“Fashion Illustration: The Visionaries, A Century of Illustrations from the Frances Neady Collection” Exhibition

The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators

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The Society of Illustrators, NYC is a seminal exhibition curated from the archives of The Frances Neady Collection of Original Fashion Illustration held at the Special Collections of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The exhibition presents a graphic record of the evolution of fashion illustration from the 1920s to today providing a vivid cultural & visual reflection of fashion through aesthetic, cultural, & social shifts.

The exhibition Fashion Illustration: The Visionaries, A Century of Illustrations from the Frances Neady Collection exhibits 65 of the finest examples of fashion illustration that exemplifies technical virtuosity & aesthetic quality when rendered by the masters of the genre. Each artist has illustrated extensively for leading department stores, magazines & corporations including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Women’s Wear Daily, Town & Country, Luxure Magazine, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Elizabeth Arden & Tiffany & Co.

Highlights of Fashion Illustration: The Visionaries, A Century of Illustrations from the Frances Neady Collection include Carl (Eric) Erickson’s (1891 - 1959) portrait of the Comtesse de Munoz from 1928; Antonio Lopez’s (1943 - 1987) astounding original work of female aviator Amelia Earhart as a goddess on a swing; Harvey Boyd’s (1942 - 1994) colorful whirlwind of line & pattern for Valentino; René Bouché’s (1905 - 1963) intimate 1944 ink drawing Tatiana et Alex; Gene Lloyd’s ( - ) illuminated & quirky 1958 work depicting a woman in fur coat & conical hat for Harper’s Bazaar; Henry Koehler’s (1927 - 2018) illustration for Town & Country that exemplifies the glamour & élan of New York society in the 1970s with a Mondrian-like sensibility & British artist David Downton’s (1959 -) 2003 portrait of fashion icon Carmen Dell’Orefice for The Telegraph Magazine.

During the duration of the Fashion Illustration: The Visionaries exhibition, the Society is proud to be partnering with Dress for Success and donating $1,500 to help support the incredible work that they do. A portion of event ticket sales and museum admission will go towards this contribution.

Dress for Success®, a global not-for-profit organization that has helped more than one million women achieve financial independence. They provide professional attire, a network of support and a variety of programs to help clients thrive in work and in life. Program focus areas include financial literacy, job placement and career advancement, health and wellness, as well as leadership and civic responsibility. With more than 150 affiliates operating in nearly 30 countries, Dress for Success has served as the model for women’s empowerment for almost 25 years.

- Bil Donovan (Chair of the Frances Neady Collection) comments:

“As founder of the Frances Neady Collection the esteemed illustrator, author & educator Rosemary Torre wrote ‘life informs art and, at its best, art informs life’. This is especially relevant in the exhibition Fashion Illustration: The Visionaries, A Century of Illustrations from the Frances Neady Collection. The exhibition gives us a glimpse into our past & provides a hint of our future with work that embodies grace, spirit, style, & passion”.

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