Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1301
Creators:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Dates:
2012-09-25
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 folder with 2 DVDs
Repository:
The collection includes two (2) DVDs and a program from the Lemelson Center's presentation Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution. The
Color Revolution
, a book by Regina Lee Blaszczyk, traces the relationship of color and commerce from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design, describing the often unrecognized role of the color professional in comsumer culture.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection includes two (2) DVDs and a program from the Lemelson Center's presentation Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution. The
Color Revolution
, a book by Regina Lee Blaszczyk, traces the relationship of color and commerce from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design, describing the often unrecognized role of the color professional in comsumer culture. The program features Regina Lee Blaszczyk, author of The Color Revolution; and fashion designers Jeffrey Costello and Robert Lagliapietra, who discuss their fashion work and their textile-dyeing process, AirDye.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
This collection is currently unprocessed.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Made at NMAH. Transferred by the Lemelson Center to the Archives Center in 2012.
Processing Information
Collection is processed by Alison Oswald, archivist.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Portrait of Invention: The Color Revolution, 2012, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Inventions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fashion designers Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Blaszczyk, Regina Lee Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Costello, Jeffrey Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tagliapietra, Robert Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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