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Recently the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, Tenn., had
featured a unique collection of vintage Lucite acrylic handbags. The 150 handbags
are from the collection of Memphian Caryn Scheidt, who began collecting the bags
some 20 years ago because of their “artistic flavor.”
During the 1950s creative, fashion-forward American designers reinvented the
traditional handbag using Lucite acrylic, an exciting, new, decidedly modern
medium reflecting the futuristic trend of the times. Carrying a Lucite handbag
was considered the pinnacle of style in the fashion-conscious 1950s and
the bags could be found on the arms of starlets and fashion mavens alike. |
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We were very pleased and excited to sponsor this exhibit,” says Lucite’s
Business Director Simon Ellis. “Lucite has a great heritage and market
reputation for quality and fashion which we wanted to draw on as we bring the
brand into today’s consumer products. Sponsoring this exhibit allowed us to build
on the beauty and design capability of Lucite from the past to get creative
juices going with the design community as we launched our new Perspex® from
Lucite® Frost and specialty lines.”
The exhibit ran October 18, 2009 through January 17, 2010. |
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DATES & TIME
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Dates:
October 18, 2009-January 17, 2010
Times:
Gallery and Gardens
Closed Mondays
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1 - 5pm
Tuesday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: 10am - noon FREE
Third Thursday of the month
10am - 8pm Regular Admission
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VENUE INFORMATION
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Dixon Gallery & Gardens:
4339 Park Avenue Memphis, TN
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PRESS
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"Carrying a Lucite handbag was considered the pinnacle of style"
Posted by: AntiqueWeek.com
"Carry Me! Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection."
Posted by: Arts Memphis
"Each carefully chosen handbag helps illuminate the story of the evolution of this extraordinary fashion form."
Posted by: Facebook
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