The Frances Neady collection contains over 300 illustrations
by prominent the 20th-century fashion illustrators listed below. These are the works of primary practitioners who demonstrate
originality and individuality in their field. Many of these illustrations have
been reproduced in American and foreign publications such as
Vogue,
Harper’s Bazaar,
Femina
and
L’Officiel.
Some of these artists created powerful visual
identities for their clients, such as Dorothy Hood for Lord & Taylor,
George Stavrinos for Bergdorf Goodman, and Jay H. Crawford for Bonwit Teller.
This collection is a testament to the importance of these artists within the
history of fashion. It parallels the impact of fashion photography on the
field, encompasses work from 1920 to the present, and offers a view of history
through aesthetic, cultural, and social shifts preserved in the idealized
vision of fashion illustration.
This
collection was established in 1983 by Rosemary Torre and Frederick Bennett as a
memorial to Frances Neady, an inspiring and dedicated teacher of fashion
illustration, who served on the faculties of FIT and the Parsons School of
Design for 40 years.
Antonio (Lopez)
George Barbier
Pedro Barrios
Chrisitan Berard
Jeffrey Beuglet
Kenneth Paul Block
De Foret
Bogart
Rene Bouche
Harvey Boyd
Pierre Brissaud
Mia Carpenter
Jay H. Crawford
David Croland
Donovan
Tod Draz
H. Duncan
Donald Earley
Albert
Elia
Richard Ely
Eric (Carl
Erickson)
Esta (Nesbitt)
Joe
Eula
Barbara Fox
Jack Geizinger
June Grammer
Norman Green
Fred Greenhill
Arnold Hall
A.T. Hannett
R&B (Robert &
Bertha)Herrmann
Dorothy Hood
Jim Howard
Doug Johnson
Morton Kaish
Anna liese
Kapp
Esther Larson
Cheryl Lickona
Gene Lloyd
Mona Mark
Mats (Gustafson)
Robert
Melendez
Tom Morrow
Jack Myers
Kichisaburo Ogawa
Bob Parker
Robert
Passantino
Erica
Perl
Joseph Peters
Alvin Pimsler
Catherine Clayton Purnell
George
Stavrinos
Steven
Stipelman
Bob Sunshine
Ruben Toledo
Glen Tunstull
Jane
Turner
Carl Wilson
Izak Zanou
