Category: 1970-1979
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David Bowie Is
An exhibition about the internationally acclaimed artist David Bowie (1947-2016) faces its final curtain call at the Brooklyn Museum.
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1973 – Rafael, Denim Leisure Suit
Bill Kaiserman (Rafael) was a retail salesman turned hat maker who influenced that fashion world by introducing the leisure aesthetic to the American fashion market in the early 1970s.
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Counter-Couture: Handmade Fashion in an American Counterculture
Today’s idea of political support is buying a t-shirt and promoting a specific candidate. However in the 1960s and 1970s, the idea that many clothes were handmade was a political statement on its own.
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Recent Essays
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1762 – Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz, Portrait of Doña Maria Tomasa Durán López de CárdenasIn 1760-1769, 18th century, artwork analysis
caracoIn 18th century, C, term definition
1630-1639In 1630-1639, 17th century, decade overview
