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Anna Wintour Costume Center

April 09, 2024

The Anna Wintour Costume Center is a wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art main building in Manhattan that houses the collection of the Costume Institute, a curatorial department of the museum focused on fashion and costume design. The center is named after Anna Wintour, the longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue, Chief Content Officer[2] of Condé Nast, and chair of the museum's annual Met Gala (often called the "Met Ball")[3] since 1995. It was endowed by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch.[4] As of August 2017, the chief curator is Andrew Bolton.[5]

Anna Wintour Costume Center
Savage Beauty Exhibition, 2011
Location within New York City
Established2014
Location1000 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
10028
Coordinates40°46′48″N 73°57′44″W / 40.78000°N 73.96222°W / 40.78000; -73.96222
DirectorAndrew Bolton[1]
Public transit accessSubway: ​​ to 86th Street
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86
WebsiteOfficial website

The center was formally opened by the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on May 5, 2014.[6] Guests included Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, Zac Posen, Ralph Lauren, and Donatella Versace.[7][8][9][10]

History edit

 
Robe à la française 1740s, as seen in one of the exhibits at the Costume Institute

In 1902, wealthy philanthropists Irene and Alice Lewisohn began to volunteer at the Henry Street Settlement House in New York, a community center that provided social services and healthcare to immigrant families.[11] Alice, who acted in plays herself, began working as a drama teacher, while Irene devoted herself to dance productions. In 1914, the sisters bought a lot on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets and donated it to the Settlement for building a new theater. The Neighborhood Playhouse opened in 1915. By 1920, the theater employed professional actors, and it was known for its experimental productions and its revue "The Grand Street Follies."[12] Theater designer Aline Bernstein served her apprenticeship there from 1915 to 1924 designing costumes and stage sets.

The Playhouse closed in 1927, but the company continued to produce plays on Broadway under the management of Helen F. Ingersoll. In 1928, with Rita Wallach Morganthau, the Lewisohns established the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre at East 54th Street, where it became an actor training school and students were offered a two-year program formal drama and dance training to become professionals.[12]

During their years of running the school theatre and producing plays, a body of knowledge was formed about acting, theater production, and costume, set and stage design. In 1937, Irene Lewisohn opened a home for this library, the Museum of Costume Art, on Fifth Avenue. Aline Bernstein served as the first President and Polaire Weissman as its first executive director.[13] After Irene Lewisohn's death in 1944, Lord & Taylor president Dorothy Shaver worked to bring the collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Shaver believed that this would strengthen the American fashion industry and raised $350,000 from New York garment manufacturers to finance the transaction.[14] The Costume Art museum became part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1946, becoming The Costume Institute but was independently run until 1959 when it became a curatorial department in the museum.[15] The Met is now home to the Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library.

Since 1946, with help from the fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, the institute has hosted the annual Met Gala to raise money for operating expenses.[16]

In 2009, the American Costume Collection of the Brooklyn Museum was transfered to the Costume Institute, as The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The high costs of maintaining and displaying the collection was the main impetus for the move, which followed years of close collaboration between the two organizations. The collection of the Brooklyn museum is older, having been formed from private donations by former New York high society personalities, beginning with the donation in 1903 of an 1892 cream colored crepe dress worn by Kate Mallory Williams at her graduation from Brooklyn Heights Seminary.[16] Prior to the move, 23,500 objects from the Brooklyn collection were digitized and these images are now shared by both organizations.[17] At the time of the acquisition, the Met costume collection consisted of 31,000 objects from the 17th-century onwards.[17] The opening exhibition in 2014 featured work by British-born designer Charles James, an important figure in New York fashion of the 1940s and 1950s and whose work is in the Brooklyn collection.[6]

On September 8, 2015, it was announced that Harold Koda would be stepping down from his position as Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute. Andrew Bolton, who had joined the Costume Institute in 2002 as associate curator and was made curator in 2006, was announced as his replacement.[1]

In May 2017, the Costume Institute featured an exhibition featuring the works of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons. The exhibit was the Costume Institute's first exhibition focusing on a living designer since Yves Saint Laurent in 1983.[18]

List of exhibitions edit

References edit

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  • Charles James: Beyond Fashion—Link to the 2014 opening exhibition, honoring the work of Charles James
  • Guide to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Digital collections of the Costume Institute
  • Costume Institute Records, 1937–2011 from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives, New York.

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The Anna Wintour Costume Center is a wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art main building in Manhattan that houses the collection of the Costume Institute a curatorial department of the museum focused on fashion and costume design The center is named after Anna Wintour the longtime editor in chief of Vogue Chief Content Officer 2 of Conde Nast and chair of the museum s annual Met Gala often called the Met Ball 3 since 1995 It was endowed by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch 4 As of August 2017 the chief curator is Andrew Bolton 5 Anna Wintour Costume CenterSavage Beauty Exhibition 2011Location within New York CityEstablished2014Location1000 5th Avenue Manhattan New York City10028Coordinates40 46 48 N 73 57 44 W 40 78000 N 73 96222 W 40 78000 73 96222DirectorAndrew Bolton 1 Public transit accessSubway to 86th StreetBus M1 M2 M3 M4 M79 M86WebsiteOfficial websiteThe center was formally opened by the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on May 5 2014 6 Guests included Sarah Jessica Parker Diane Von Furstenberg Tory Burch Zac Posen Ralph Lauren and Donatella Versace 7 8 9 10 Contents 1 History 2 List of exhibitions 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Robe a la francaise 1740s as seen in one of the exhibits at the Costume InstituteIn 1902 wealthy philanthropists Irene and Alice Lewisohn began to volunteer at the Henry Street Settlement House in New York a community center that provided social services and healthcare to immigrant families 11 Alice who acted in plays herself began working as a drama teacher while Irene devoted herself to dance productions In 1914 the sisters bought a lot on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets and donated it to the Settlement for building a new theater The Neighborhood Playhouse opened in 1915 By 1920 the theater employed professional actors and it was known for its experimental productions and its revue The Grand Street Follies 12 Theater designer Aline Bernstein served her apprenticeship there from 1915 to 1924 designing costumes and stage sets The Playhouse closed in 1927 but the company continued to produce plays on Broadway under the management of Helen F Ingersoll In 1928 with Rita Wallach Morganthau the Lewisohns established the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre at East 54th Street where it became an actor training school and students were offered a two year program formal drama and dance training to become professionals 12 During their years of running the school theatre and producing plays a body of knowledge was formed about acting theater production and costume set and stage design In 1937 Irene Lewisohn opened a home for this library the Museum of Costume Art on Fifth Avenue Aline Bernstein served as the first President and Polaire Weissman as its first executive director 13 After Irene Lewisohn s death in 1944 Lord amp Taylor president Dorothy Shaver worked to bring the collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Shaver believed that this would strengthen the American fashion industry and raised 350 000 from New York garment manufacturers to finance the transaction 14 The Costume Art museum became part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1946 becoming The Costume Institute but was independently run until 1959 when it became a curatorial department in the museum 15 The Met is now home to the Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library Since 1946 with help from the fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert the institute has hosted the annual Met Gala to raise money for operating expenses 16 In 2009 the American Costume Collection of the Brooklyn Museum was transfered to the Costume Institute as The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art The high costs of maintaining and displaying the collection was the main impetus for the move which followed years of close collaboration between the two organizations The collection of the Brooklyn museum is older having been formed from private donations by former New York high society personalities beginning with the donation in 1903 of an 1892 cream colored crepe dress worn by Kate Mallory Williams at her graduation from Brooklyn Heights Seminary 16 Prior to the move 23 500 objects from the Brooklyn collection were digitized and these images are now shared by both organizations 17 At the time of the acquisition the Met costume collection consisted of 31 000 objects from the 17th century onwards 17 The opening exhibition in 2014 featured work by British born designer Charles James an important figure in New York fashion of the 1940s and 1950s and whose work is in the Brooklyn collection 6 On September 8 2015 it was announced that Harold Koda would be stepping down from his position as Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute Andrew Bolton who had joined the Costume Institute in 2002 as associate curator and was made curator in 2006 was announced as his replacement 1 In May 2017 the Costume Institute featured an exhibition featuring the works of Rei Kawakubo Comme des Garcons The exhibit was the Costume Institute s first exhibition focusing on a living designer since Yves Saint Laurent in 1983 18 List of exhibitions edit1971 1972 Fashion Plate October 1971 January 1972 19 20 1972 1973 Untailored Garments January July 1972 21 22 1973 1974 The World of Balenciaga March September 1973 23 1974 1975 Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design November 1974 August 1975 20 24 1975 1976 American Women of Style December 1975 August 1976 20 25 1976 1977 The Glory of Russian Costume December 1976 August 1977 20 26 27 1977 1978 Vanity Fair A Treasure Trove December 1977 September 1978 20 28 1978 1979 Diaghilev Costumes and Designs of the Ballets Russes November 1978 June 1979 20 1979 1980 Fashions of the Habsburg Era Austria Hungary December 1979 August 1980 20 29 1980 1981 The Manchu Dragon Costumes of China the Chi ng Dynasty December 1980 August 1981 20 1981 1982 The Eighteenth Century Woman December 1981 September 1982 20 30 31 1982 1983 Le Belle Epoque December 1982 September 1983 20 32 1983 1984 Yves Saint Laurent 25 Years of Design December 1983 September 1984 20 33 1984 1985 Man and the Horse December 1984 September 1985 20 34 1985 1986 Costumes of Royal India December 1985 August 1986 20 35 1986 1987 Dance December 1986 September 1987 20 36 1987 1988 In Style Celebrating Fifty Years of the Costume Institute November 1987 April 1988 20 37 1988 1989 From Queen to Empress Victorian Dress 1837 1877 December 1988 April 1989 20 38 1989 1990 The Age of Napoleon Costume from Revolution to Empire 1789 1815 December 1989 April 1990 20 1990 1991 Theatre de la Mode Fashion Dolls The Survival of Haute Couture December 1990 April 1991 20 1991 1992 Gala held but no concurrent costume exhibition 39 1992 1993 Fashion and History A Dialogue December 1992 March 1993 20 40 1993 1994 Diana Vreeland Immoderate Style December 1993 March 1994 20 41 1994 1995 Orientalism Visions of the East in western dress December 1994 March 1995 20 42 43 1995 1996 Haute Couture December 1995 March 1996 20 44 1996 1997 Christian Dior December 1996 March 1997 20 45 46 1997 1998 Gianni Versace December 1997 March 1998 20 47 48 49 1998 1999 Cubism and Fashion December 10 1998 March 14 1999 20 50 1999 2000 Rock Style December 9 1999 March 19 2000 20 51 2000 2001 No costume exhibition presented 52 2001 Jacqueline Kennedy The White House Years May 1 July 29 2001 20 53 2001 2002 No costume exhibition gala presented 52 2003 Goddess The Classical Mode May 1 August 3 2003 20 54 2004 Dangerous Liaisons Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century April 2 August 8 2004 20 55 2005 The House of Chanel May 5 August 7 2005 20 56 2005 2006 Rara Avis Selections from the Iris Barrel Apfel Collection September 13 2005 January 22 2006 57 2006 AngloMania Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion May 3 September 6 2006 20 58 2007 Poiret King of Fashion May 9 August 5 2007 20 59 60 2008 Superheroes Fashion and Fantasy May 7 September 1 2008 20 61 62 2009 The Model As Muse Embodying Fashion May 6 August 9 2009 20 63 64 65 2010 American Woman Fashioning a National Identity May 5 August 10 2010 20 66 67 68 2011 Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty May 4 August 7 2011 20 69 70 71 2012 Schiaparelli and Prada Impossible Conversations May 10 August 19 2012 72 2013 Punk Chaos to Couture May 9 August 14 2013 73 74 2014 Charles James Beyond Fashion May 8 August 10 2014 75 76 77 2014 2015 Death Becomes Her A Century of Mourning Attire October 21 2014 February 1 2015 78 2015 China Through the Looking Glass May 7 September 7 2015 79 2015 2016 Jacqueline de Ribes The Art of Style November 19 2015 February 21 2016 80 2016 Manus x Machina Fashion In An Age Of Technology May 5 September 5 2016 81 2016 2017 Masterworks Unpacking Fashion November 18 2016 February 5 2017 82 2017 Rei Kawakubo Comme des Garcons Art of the In Between May 4 September 4 2017 83 2018 Heavenly Bodies Fashion and the Catholic Imagination May 10 October 8 2018 84 2019 Camp Notes on Fashion May 8 September 9 2019 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