American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity

at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

May 5, 2010 - Aug 15, 2010

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American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity , is the first Costume Institute exhibition drawn exclusively from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. It will explore developing perceptions of the modern American... Read More

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American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, is the first Costume Institute exhibition drawn exclusively from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. It will explore developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940, and how they have affected the way American women are seen today.

Focusing on archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition will reveal how the American woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored her social, political, and sexual emancipation. "Gibson Girls," "Bohemians," and "Screen Sirens" among others, helped lay the foundation for today’s American woman. The exhibition is made possible by Gap.

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