Rodarte, Cantaloupe Pleated Silk, Draped Silk Georgette, and Taffeta Gownwith Gold Ray Belt
Promised gift of Rodarte (Kate and Laura Mulleavy), Maria ArenaBell, Susan Casden, Eva Chow, DNA Boutique, Allison Sarofim, Karyn Silver, ChristineSuppes, Lizzie Tisch, Dasha Zhukova and an Anonymous Donor
Photo © 2011 MuseumAssociates/LACMA
LACMA presents Rodarte: Fra Angelico Collection The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents ‘RODARTE: Fra Angelico Collection’, a promised gift to its Costume and Textiles Department. December 17, 2011–February 5, 2012]]>
Source: LACMA / theartwolf.com
The collection is inspired by Italian art, specifically by Fra Angelico’s frescoes in the monastery of San Marco in Florence, Italy, as well as by Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s “Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” (1598-1680) in Rome.Therefore, the Fra Angelico Collection installation creates a unique and complementary relationship with the Florentine art in LACMA’s collection. “Christ on the Cross with Saints Vincent Ferrer, John the Baptist, Mark, and Antoninus” (c. 1491-95), by the Master of the Fiesole Epiphany (active c. 1480-1500), serves as a reference for the installation of the gowns.
”These gowns are the first works by Rodarte to enter the museum’s permanent holdings, and we are pleased to present this outstanding collection,” said Sharon S. Takeda, Senior Curator and Head of the Costume and Textiles Department.
The Fra Angelico Collection enters LACMA’s Costume and Textiles Department, housing over twenty-five thousand objects, representing more than one hundred cultures and two thousand years of human creativity in the textile arts.
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