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Arnold Scaasi patterns
Arnold Scaasi (American, 1930–2015)
American
mid 20th–early 21st century
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
mixed media
Credit Line
Arnold Scaasi Archive—Museum purchase with funds donated by anonymous donors, Penny and Jeff Vinik, Lynne and Mark Rickabaugh, Jane and Robert Burke, Carol Wall, Mrs. I.W. Colburn, Megan O'Block, Lorraine Bressler, and Daria Petrilli-Eckert
Accession NumberSC.Scaasi.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsSpecial collections
Description556 paper patterns and muslins for Scaasi designs. Some with pictures and fabric swatches of the finished garments. The majority are not linked to any one client, but several are including clothing for Barbara and Laura Bush and Barbara Streisand.
ProvenanceBefore 2009, in collection of Arnold Scaasi, New York City; purchased from Scaasi by the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)