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NORMAN NORELL (1900-1972) Two fashion studies for African-American model or actress.
Together, two fashion studies, circa 1920s. Gouache, watercolor, and ink on board. 546x381 mm; 21 1/2x15 inches. Signed "Norell" in pencil, lower right. Captioned "Leopard skin/Monkey fur/Long quills/Poison green velvet/Coat lined with purple satin." * "Red Flannel/Black & White Taffeta/White Fox Muff/Black Tails/Silk hat-silver buckle." Known professionally as Norman Norell, Norman David Levinson was an American fashion designer renowned for his timeless and elegant couture which he sold throught his Traina-Norell and Norell fashion houses. A pioneer in the industry, he became the first American fashion designer to launch his own brand of perfume (in 1968), was the first recipient of the American Fashion Critics' Award (later known as the Coty Award), and the first designer inducted into the fashion industry critics' Hall of Fame.
