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- Swing Dress, 1988 -
- 1988
- Collections - Artifact
Swing Dress, 1988
- Dance Dress, 1987 -
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
Dance Dress, 1987
- "Suit" Dress, 1987 -
- 1987
- Collections - Artifact
"Suit" Dress, 1987
- "What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat," 2020 - Aubrey Gordon (born 1983), also known as “Your Fat Friend,” is an author, podcaster, and activist, focusing on fatness, fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias. Her first book, <em>What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat</em>, was published in 2020. It analyzes the anti-fat bias (or “fatphobia”) embedded in American culture, and how it affects the lives of fat people.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat," 2020
Aubrey Gordon (born 1983), also known as “Your Fat Friend,” is an author, podcaster, and activist, focusing on fatness, fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias. Her first book, What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, was published in 2020. It analyzes the anti-fat bias (or “fatphobia”) embedded in American culture, and how it affects the lives of fat people.
- Wood Engraving, "What We Worship 'Oh! Bless Us with All These Things!,' circa 1875 - Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Though he is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus, Nast also used his drawings to comment -- sometimes critically -- on American society. This engraving, originally printed in the July 3, 1869, issue of <em>Harper's Bazar</em>, depicts Americans worshiping at the altar of materialism.
- circa 1875
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Engraving, "What We Worship 'Oh! Bless Us with All These Things!,' circa 1875
Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Though he is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus, Nast also used his drawings to comment -- sometimes critically -- on American society. This engraving, originally printed in the July 3, 1869, issue of Harper's Bazar, depicts Americans worshiping at the altar of materialism.
- What We Wore: Sports -
- April 28, 2021
- Collections - Article
What We Wore: Sports
- What We Wore: Kids! - Explore children's clothing currently on exhibit in "What We Wore" in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, as well as building toys.
- September 19, 2019
- Collections - Article
What We Wore: Kids!
Explore children's clothing currently on exhibit in "What We Wore" in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, as well as building toys.
- What We Wore: Aprons - The current What We Wore exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, on display until April 17, 2024, features aprons that protect, connect, identify, embellish, and advocate.
- February 15, 2024
- Collections - Article
What We Wore: Aprons
The current What We Wore exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, on display until April 17, 2024, features aprons that protect, connect, identify, embellish, and advocate.
- What We Wore: Shoes - Explore practical footwear to eye-catching fashion statements currently on exhibit in "What We Wore" in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- May 16, 2023
- Collections - Article
What We Wore: Shoes
Explore practical footwear to eye-catching fashion statements currently on exhibit in "What We Wore" in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- "Things We Saw in the General Motors Exhibit Building," A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the Depression's darkest years. Fairgoers who visited the General Motors building could return home with this brochure -- a memento of the automotive manufacturer's many mechanical exhibits and scientific demonstrations.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
"Things We Saw in the General Motors Exhibit Building," A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the Depression's darkest years. Fairgoers who visited the General Motors building could return home with this brochure -- a memento of the automotive manufacturer's many mechanical exhibits and scientific demonstrations.