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Michael Vollbracht BIOGRAPHY
1947 Kansas City, Missouri - 2018 Safety Harbor, Florida. Known for: Fashion design, drawing, illustration, botanical painting, collages.
"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 71" Obituary by Ruth La Ferla, The New York Times, June 12, 2018. If you had designs on acquiring status in late 1970s New York City,... Read full biography
"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 71" Obituary by Ruth La Ferla, The New York Times, June 12, 2018. If you had designs on acquiring status in late 1970s New York City, you would have likely been spotted around town toting a Bloomingdale’s shopping bag identifiable only... Read full biography
"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 71" Obituary by Ruth La Ferla, The New York Times, June 12, 2018. If you had designs on acquiring status in late 1970s New York City, you would have likely been spotted around town toting a Bloomingdale’s shopping bag identifiable only by the splashy artwork on its side. A partial profile of a woman with towering cheekbones rendered in red, black and gray, the illustration was the brainchild of Michael Vollbracht, an artist,... Read full biography
"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 71" Obituary by Ruth La Ferla, The New York Times, June 12, 2018. If you had designs on acquiring status in late 1970s New York City, you would have likely been spotted around town toting a Bloomingdale’s shopping bag identifiable only by the splashy artwork on its side. A partial profile of a woman with towering cheekbones rendered in red, black and gray, the illustration was the brainchild of Michael Vollbracht, an artist, illustrator and fashion designer whose work came to encapsulate that heady time. Mr. Vollbracht’s runway creations drew crowds and reaped accolades. But it’s that bag, stowed in the archive at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, and... Read full biography
"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 71" Obituary by Ruth La Ferla, The New York Times, June 12, 2018. If you had designs on acquiring status in late 1970s New York City, you would have likely been spotted around town toting a Bloomingdale’s shopping bag identifiable only by the splashy artwork on its side. A partial profile of a woman with towering cheekbones rendered in red, black and gray, the illustration was the brainchild of Michael Vollbracht, an artist, illustrator and fashion designer whose work came to encapsulate that heady time. Mr. Vollbracht’s runway creations drew crowds and reaped accolades. But it’s that bag, stowed in the archive at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, and commanding high prices on E-bay, that remains etched in many people’s consciousness, a vibrant expressio... Read full biography
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"Michael Vollbracht, Fashion Designer and Illustrator, Dies at 71" Obituary by Ruth La Ferla, The New York Times, June 12, 2018
If you had designs on acquiring status in late 1970s New York City, you would have likely been spotted around town toting a Bloomingdale’s shopping bag identifiable only by the splashy artwork on its side.
A partial profile of a woman with towering cheekbones rendered in red, black and gray, the illustration was the brainchild of Michael Vollbracht, an artist, illustrator and fashion designer whose work came to encapsulate that heady time.
Mr. Vollbracht’s runway creations drew crowds and reaped accolades. But it’s that bag, stowed in the archive at the Cooper Hewitt, S...But wait, there's more...
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