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American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity
May 5, 2010–August 15, 2010
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, is the first Costume Institute
exhibition drawn exclusively from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at
the Met. It will explore developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to
1940, and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. Focusing on
archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition will reveal how the American
woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored her social, political, and sexual emancipation.
"Gibson Girls," "Bohemians," and "Screen Sirens" among others, helped lay the foundation for
today’s American woman.
The exhibition is made possible by Gap.
Additional support is provided by Condé Nast.
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