Woman's swimsuit
Rudi Gernreich
(American (born in Austria), 1922–1985)
Westwood Knitting Mills
(American (California), founded 1946)
about 1958
Object PlaceLos Angeles, California, United States
Medium/TechniqueWool knit, plastic buttons
DimensionsCenter back: 61 cm (24 in.)
Center Front: 58.4 cm (23 in.)
Center Front: 58.4 cm (23 in.)
Credit LineGift of Natalie Berger, by exchange
Accession number2005.566
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased at a New Jersey boutique around 1957–58 by Susan Fromkin; Gift to Erica Fromkin, about 1985; Purchased via internet auction by the MFA, October 26, 2005.
1915–25