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A woman's touch : women in design from 1860 to the present day

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    50 years Bauhaus

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    "50 Years Bauhaus is an international design and art exhibition commemorating the establishment, under Walter Gropius, of the famous German school of art and design. Organized by the Bauhaus Archiv and sponsored by the Federal Republic of Germany, this enormous exhibit ... covers every phase of the Bauhaus' activities from 1919, through its dispersal by Hitler in 1933, to the present day ..."--Pasadena Art Museaum news release.

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    Women of the Year

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    Articles (photocopies) regarding the 1959 Women of the Year winners and awards. The women are Mary Costa, Ynez Johnston, Dr. Catherine Robbins, Dorothy Donahue, Edith Head, Maggie Pexton Murray, Harriet Hilliard Nelson, Mrs. N.F. Sprague Jr., and Mrs. John Vruwink. Poster size reprint from the Los Angeles Times, Friday, December 4, 1959 article entitled "Toward a New Year of Dedication to Southern California." ; 2-page double-sided posters picturing current and past Women of the Year winners, plus an explanation on how they are selected. ; A letter to Jane Werner Watson from Norman Chandler dated December 18, 1959. ; A memo depicting the history of the Women of the Year history.

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    Frankie's Bau-wau Haus

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    While his owners are away, Frankie enlists the aid of several animal friends to get an architect to design a unique house for him in the Bauhaus style.

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    Pre-Raphaelite women : images of femininity

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    "...Pre-Raphaelite Women explores the lives, art and influence of the women associated with the Pre-Raphaelite circle. As models, wives, and lovers of these artists, women such as Elizabeth Siddal, Jane Morris, Fanny Cornforth, Annie Miller, and Maria Zambaco were at the very core of the movement. This unique volume juxtaposes the stories of these women with the paintings they inspired, revealing the discrepancies between the art and the Pre-Raphaelites and their reality. Art authority Jan Marsh explains in her text just how different the painters' idealized visions of these women were from their everyday lives. While portrayed as saints, angels, femme fatales, and courtly ladies, many of the Pre-Raphaelite women came from ordinary, even squalid, backgrounds."--from book jacket.

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    Women of the Year Awards Presentation

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    A copy of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the Women of the Year award ceremony on December 11, 1967. Also included in this folder is a promotion schedule; handwritten notes on a piece of paper; a two page outline of presenters; a three page list of past women of the year who are attending the presentation; a six page list of award winners listed by category; a note to Freddie [Miller] listing the wives of the city official that are attending; a nine page list of previous winners; a note to Freddie Miller with the information on her Woman of the Year and instructions on what to do with her; a list of the 1967 Women of the Year honorees and their hostesses; and a seating chart listing the introducer, the honoree and their hostess.

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    Chinese women, yesterday & to-day

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    This book deals with the transformation of ancient into modern China as seen through women's eyes, and includes biographies of outstanding women who have hlped to bring about this change and who are typical of the old and new in China.--Provided by publisher.

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