Cocktail Culture Book
Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980 is accompanied by a fully illustrated book published by the RISD Museum of Art. The book's scholarly essays explore the various ways in which Hollywood, Harlem, suburbia, and Paris all helped shape the visual culture of the cocktail party. Contributing scholars include Joanne Dolan Ingersoll, Curator of Costumes and Textiles, Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design; Clare Sauro, Curator and Director of Historical Collections, Drexel University; Kristina Wilson, Assistant Professor of Art History, Clark University; Susan Hannel, Associate Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design, University of Rhode Island; and Gretchen Fenston, milliner and registrar, Condé Nast Archive.
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The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, also known as the RISD Museum, is Rhode Island’s leading museum of fine and decorative art, housing a collection of 84,000 objects of international significance. It is southeastern New England’s only comprehensive art museum and is accredited by the American Association of Museums. The RISD Museum strives to be a vital cultural resource by educating and inspiring a wide variety of audiences: families and individuals, scholars and researchers, artists and designers, and students of all ages. The Museum maintains an active program of exhibitions, lectures, tours, workshops and publications dedicated to the interpretation of art and design from diverse cultures ranging from ancient times to the present.
The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, also known as the RISD Museum, is Rhode Island’s leading museum of fine and decorative art, housing a collection of 84,000 objects of international significance. It is southeastern New England’s only comprehensive art museum and is accredited by the American Association of Museums. The RISD Museum strives to be a vital cultural resource by educating and inspiring a wide variety of audiences: families and individuals, scholars and researchers, artists and designers, and students of all ages. The Museum maintains an active program of exhibitions, lectures, tours, workshops and publications dedicated to the interpretation of art and design from diverse cultures ranging from ancient times to the present.