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Best Foot Forward: A Shoe Show, July 19-September 15, 1952

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

An exhibition tracing the history of shoe design across cultures, including the U.S., China, Turkey, Korea, Egypt, and France. Jermayne MacAgy secured loans from the Golden Gate Institute and the Oakland Art Museum, among other lenders.
The exhibition records span three folders and include general correspondence, a radio broadcast transcript, and registration receipts. Installation photograph prints and negatives are in the photograph collection.

Dates

  • Creation: July 19-September 15, 1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span three folders plus photographs.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

An exhibition tracing the history of shoe design across cultures, including the U.S., China, Turkey, Korea, Egypt, and France. The exhibition records span three folders plus photographs.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

Related Exhibitions

de Young: Victorian Exhibition (1933)
Legion of Honor: Manners and Modes of Yesterday: A Pageant of Fashion from Pre-Civil War Days to 1890; Fifty Wood Engravings (1941)
de Young: June Brides: 100 Years of Wedding Gowns (1945)
de Young: Victorian Apparel (1946)
Legion of Honor: Tradition and Style: A Comparison of Feminine Fashions through Several Centuries of Costume Prints (1953)
de Young: ""I Remember Mama"": Costumes and Accessories of the Late-Victorian and Edwardian Periods (1955)
Legion of Honor: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds: Fancies of Fashion in Former Centuries (1957)
de Young: Golden Gate Collectors (1962)
de Young: A Century of Brides (1978)
de Young: If the Shoe Fits (1997)
Legion of Honor: Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave (2011)

Separated Materials

Installation and photograph prints and negatives are housed in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Photograph collection in box 12.

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository

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