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Arnold Scaasi archival material
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.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsSpecial collections
DescriptionArchival material from the couture and ready-to-wear designer Arnold Scaasi (1930-2015). The material covers his career from 1955-2008 and includes 57 press albums dating from 1955-2008; 70 video tapes from runway shows covering the period from 1986-1994; cost books from 1969-1994; and patterns.
ProvenanceBefore 2009, in collection of Arnold Scaasi, New York City; purchased from Scaasi by the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)