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Skirt Suit

Description: Two-piece gray faille moire wool and nylon suit. Jacket is long, with wide notched collar, is double breasted, has bound button holes, and buttons below waist. It has a sculptural double-breasted front panel, that maintains a vertical linear center front, rounded shape visually flanks stomach area. The skirt is straight; slightly below knee length.
Date: 1950
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Fan

Description: Folding-style fan with molded plastic sticks and guards and printed paper leaf. "U" shaped bail ring at bottom. Leaf is printed on one side: "Neiman Marcus - Fashion Exposition / Sept 1950 / Dallas _ Texas".
Date: 1950
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day Dress

Description: Day dress in beige pesanté silk. Bias band collar extending into tubular tie with open hemmed ends. Tie graduates for 1/2 inch at center back collar to 4-1/4 inch at ends. Three 1 inch self-covered round buttons at bodice front. Piped button holes and 13 inch hidden zipper below. Bracelet length dolman sleeves. Back yoke. Street length. Two 8-1/2 inch x 8 inch hip patch pockets. Unlined. Combined designer/retailer label at center back neckline: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina-Norell"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening Gown

Description: Evening gown of tobacco brown floral embroidered tulle embellished with sequins. Tulip or "mermaid" style full-length gown has spaghetti straps trimmed in single row of sequins and structured bodice. Empire waist. Center back zipper. Silk lining/attached slip. Cream grosgrain ribbon petersham at empire waist with two hook & eye closures. Stiffened at hem with matching tulle netting and horizontal bands of horsehair. Single label in gown with retailer and designer: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Tra… more
Date: 1950/1955
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail Dress

Description: Cocktail dress of yellow and orange silk chiffon. Fitted bodice of horizontal, loosely pleated yellow chiffon has two orange, horizontal stripes at waist and above. Double, spaghetti style shoulder straps. Inner support with boning and petersham. Skirt is composed of under layers coral pink and yellow silk and outer layers of orange and yellow chiffon, creating a full appearance. Mid-length; zip-back and hook & eye closure. Retailer's label at left side seam: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1950/1959
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Second Annual Texas Crafts Exhibition

Description: Catalog from the "2nd Annual Texas Crafts Exhibition," February 19–March 12, 1950, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas sponsored by the Crafts Guild of Dallas. Includes: list of artists and artworks, some images, juror statement
Date: 1950
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

Architecture 1950: An Exhibition of Drawings, Photographs and Plans by Members of the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

Description: Catalog from the exhibition "Architecture–1950," March 19–April, 1950, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas sponsored by the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Includes: juror's comments, floor plans, photographs
Date: 1950
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

Western Beef Cattle: A Series of Eleven Paintings by Tom Lea: Commissioned by Life Magazine and Presented to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1950 by Life

Description: Catalog from the exhibition "Tom Lea: Paintings/Western Beef Cattle," October 7, 1950–January 14, 1951, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas for the State Fair of Texas. Includes: essay, images
Date: 1950
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

Design to Live With

Description: Catalog from the exhibition "Design to Live With," October 7–22, 1950, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas. Includes: list of artwork and lenders
Date: 1950
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

Pre-Columbian Art: A Loan Exhibition of objects illustrating the Cultures of Middle American Civilizations before their conquest by Cortez

Description: Catalog from the exhibition "Pre–Columbian Art from Earl Stendahl," October 7, 1950–February 25, 1951, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas for the State Fair of Texas. Includes: cultural group information, images, foreword, map
Date: 1950
Creator: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Partner: Dallas Museum of Art

["The Bluebonnet" departs from Dallas]

Description: It's a typical summer day in Texas and the year is 1950. The Katy's "The Bluebonnet" train No. 7 southbound, headed by a beautiful Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, with a consist of eight standard heavyweight passenger cars - departs from Dallas on its lengthy run to San Antonio.
Date: 1950
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Sunbeam" at Dallas]

Description: Southern Pacific's morning passenger train from Houston to Dallas is Train No. 15 The Hustler which uses the same cars as the afternoon Sunbeam. After its arrival in Dallas the entire train will be turned on "the wye" serviced, have a parlor car added to the consist and leave for Houston as Train No. 14 at five pm.
Date: 1950
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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