Rayon perhaps? That would make it retro, designed to evoke an earlier age but not of it. (That would explain the wide U-shaped bodice panel.)...
They're both unusual, aren't they? Party dresses. How does one get in 'em? I'd think the first, given length, drop waist and surface...
And in what part of the world was it found? Debora
Think so too. Appears to be a traveling trouble of Native American performers. Debora
You're fine, @Incense. All new members have difficulty posting photographs in their first few posts. I've just taken the liberty of reposting...
Photographs of both the top and bottom please. Debora
I second the request. Debora
Google Images identifies the first image as inspired by the work of the Vietnamese artist Chen Xiaoyan. The second by the work of...
Great resource. Learned about it here....
Or perhaps you'll be interested in what I found... Here she is, Joan Jordan. Artist and art gallery owner. No mention of framing. Debora [ATTACH]
Will be interested in what you find. Debora
Well, that's helpful. So may be a Canadian artist then. Debora
In what part of the world did you find them? (I ask because this is an international forum.) Debora
All I can find is that Jordan Arts taught art classes but I expect a framer. To my eye, the work and frame are contemporaries. Late 1970s maybe....
Yes, it does. Debora
It's behind glass so unlikely to be a painting. Would you be kind enough to post a photograph of the full works both front and back including...
Yes. How is it constructed? Is it built around a frame? Debora
As above, the shade doesn't appear to be original and does the lamp no favors. It looks like it belongs to a little boudoir lamp and could even...
Hi, @Paula44, and thank you for joining us. I've taken the liberty of reposting your photograph as Full Image rather than Thumbnail so it's...
Four color, the number of colors that are commonly used in process color printing -- cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Debora [ATTACH]
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