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Jacket

Object number2015.51.20

Made by Bessie Leyser deRoy

Date1918-1928

MediumFabric/Thread/Plastic

Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber

DescriptionChild's jacket. Light blue short/cropped jacket (aka bolero). Short sleeve. Pink lining. Opens at front with small white button at the upper tip of the proper right front panel. Pink embroidery along neckline, tops of sleeves, and bottom inner corners of the front panels.Dimensions9.75 x 20 in. (24.8 x 50.8 cm)
Historical NotesJacket made by Aaronel deRoy Gruber's mother, Bessie Leyser deRoy, who made all of Aaronel's clothing as a child and influenced the artist's interest in fashion. Aaronel deRoy Gruber was a 1940 graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) who majored in costume design. Gruber started out as a painter dedicated to the Abstract Expressionist movement that dominated the mid-20th century and later, beginning in the 1960s, got involved in sculpture working in steel, Uvex, and Plexiglas. In the late 1980s she got involved in photography. Gruber continued working up until her death in 2011. Donor Terry Gruber is the son of Aaronel deRoy Gruber and Irving Gruber.

Previous owner Aaronel deRoy Gruber (1918 - 2011)

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