Gallery Talk: The Dress
Location: Babcock Wing Auditorium
Cost: $15; $12 for Museum Members
Join Jenna Anderson in the Babcock gallery as she discusses the significance of Libby Holman’s dress and 1920s and 1930s style in the context of the exhibition and fashion history.
Jenna Anderson is a graduate of University of North Carolina School of the Arts Costume Design and Technology program and Chief Executive Officer of Jenna Sais Quois Designs.
For Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet, she recreated the strapless evening gown worn by Libby Holman in the 1920s.
Past Date and Time(s):
Nov 15, 2023, 2:30pm — 3:30pm
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