Birdlike Shoe
Fashion Design
1974 (made)
1974 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design for ladies shoe
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Birdlike Shoe (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour drawing |
| Brief description | Birdlike Shoe, by Barbara Nessim, 1974 |
| Physical description | Design for ladies shoe |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On the reverse of print, bottom right corner:
76_1974_10.25 x 14 |
| Gallery label | Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life (V&A, 2013; Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 2014-15)
5. Fire Engine Heel, 1971
6. Birdlike Shoe, 1974
7. Open Shoe with Delicate Connection, 1975
In the late 1960s and ’70s, Nessim produced a highly distinctive series of images of fantasy shoes. Many of them feature the platform soles and flamboyant colours associated with the Glam Rock era.
Pen and ink and watercolour
Museum nos. E.38 to 41-2013 |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.39-2013 |
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| Record created | November 23, 2012 |
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