Irene Lentz Oscar Award Nominations

Irene Lentz Oscar Award Nominations

I’ve always enjoyed watching the Academy Awards show each year. This February 27th, 2011 marks the 83rd annual Academy Awards, or “The Oscars” as they’re affectionately known. Irene was nominated for the Oscar twice for Best Costume Design. The first time was at the 21st Academy Award show in 1949. The category was Costume Design (Black and White), for the 1948 movie “B. F.’s Daughter“. View a sketch by Irene for one of the gowns worn by Barbara Stanwyck in the movie B.F.’s Daughter. The second nomination came at the 33rd Academy Awards show in 1961. The category was Costume Design (Color), for the 1960 movie “Midnight Lace“. This image is a photo of a page from my copy of the delightful book: Oscar...

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Posted by on Jan 17, 2011 in The Designer | 0 comments

Irene’s work with Viginia Fisher

Irene’s work with Viginia Fisher

Among the documents and other little treasures that Irene left behind, I came upon a certificate of authenticity for a “Lace Bustle” lithograph signed by Virginia Fisher. Below is the actual scanned image of this certificate. I wanted to know more about this Lace Bustle and Virginia Fisher, so I went online. The first web page I browsed to was from a site called artsellers.com and I immediately recognized the beautiful art on the page. My mother has a lithograph hanging on her wall, probably the one this certificate belongs to. Makes sense. Take a look at what I’m referring to.. http://www.artsellers.com/classifieds/artists/fisher.htm This is a small thumbnail screen-shot of the page that Lace Bustle displays on. Irene hired the artist,...

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Posted by on Jun 23, 2009 in Irene Online, The Designer | 2 comments