Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design Records 1942-1983

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Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design Records 1942-1983

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The Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design was a Cleveland, Ohio, dressmaking, tailoring and fashion design school founded in 1925 by Amanda Wicker, primarily for young African-American women. Wicker retired and sold the school in 1979, which was still in operation in 1990. The collection consists of style show programs; also newspaper clippings, and miscellany. The style show programs include much advertising for Cleveland Afro-American businesses.

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The Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design (f. 1925) was a Cleveland, Ohio, educational institution developed for the instruction of needle arts and fashion primarily for young African American women. Founder Amanda Wicker (1900- 1987) was born in Sandersville, Georgia, and educated in Home Economics at the Tuskegee Institute. Upon graduation, she apprenticed in the dressmaking salon of Addie R. Clarke in Washington, D.C., then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband in 1924. Initial...