Research Catalog

Title

Cocktail culture : ritual and invention in American fashion, 1920-1980 / edited by Joanne Dolan Ingersoll; essays by Gretchen Fenston, Susan Hannel, Joanne Dolan Ingersoll, Clare Sauro, Kristina Wilson.

Publication

[Providence]: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, c2011.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Ingersoll, Joanne Dolan.
• Fenston, Gretchen.
• Hannel, Susan L., 1963-
• Sauro, Clare, 1972-
• Wilson, Christina.
• Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art.

Description

185 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 30 cm.

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Fashion > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Cocktail parties > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Clothing and dress > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Clothing and dress > Social aspects > United States > Exhibitions
• Design > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Women > United States > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs
• History

Note

• "This catalog is published to accompany the exhibition Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, April 15-July 31, 2011"--Colophon.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ritual and invention in American fashion / Joanne Dolan Ingersoll -- Hollywood comes of age: cocktail culture on the silver screen, 1920-1930 / Clare Sauro -- "Everyone can go to Harlem - and everyone does": the impact of Harlem on cocktail culture / Susan Hannel -- All the right ingredients: how Americans dressed for cocktails / Joanne Dolan Ingersoll -- Blithe spirits: cocktails and hats / Gretchen Fenston -- "The happiest party in town": cocktail accessories and American culture, 1945-1965 / Kristina Wilson.

OCLC

712672684

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library