Esta Nesbitt fashion illustrations, 1944-1964.

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Esta Nesbitt fashion illustrations, 1944-1964.

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Esta Nesbitt (1918-1975), an instructor at Parsons School of Design from 1964 to 1974, created fashion illustrations for such publications as Harper's Bazaar, Mademoiselle, and the New York Times Magazine. Later in her career, Nesbitt employed inventive printing techniques as a children's book illustrator, created performance art pieces, and was one of the earliest to experiment with fine art xerography. Nesbitt's work in the Kellen Design Archives primarily consists of 271 original fashion illustrations, as well as pre-publication layouts, mechanicals, proofs, and tear sheets.

271 illustrations : 2 boxes, 11 oversize boxes, 4 map case drawers.

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Nesbitt, Esta

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Xerox artist and educator; New York City. Born 1918, died 1975. From the description of Esta Nesbitt papers, 1942-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132894 Esta Nesbitt (1918-1975) began her career in fashion and magazine art. In 1960, she illustrated The Town Across the Water with sugar-lift aquatints. Her subsequent book illustration was known for experimentation to develop unique techniques to produce prints that met Nesbitt's exacting standards of text interpretation...

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