Dorothy Hubbs Dress with food novelty print "Bon Apetit" from Associated American Artists...

[JulieW]

Dorothy Hubbs Dress with food novelty print \"Bon Apetit\" from Associated American Artists...

Just sharing.
I have this dress:

Listed here.

It has this on the fabric selvage "A signature fabric "Bon Apetit" created by Laura Jean Allen Associated American Artists, 1953"
Very neat.

Did a bit of searching and found a few bits of information on AAA.
Just thought I would share.
http://www.textilesociety.org/abstracts_2002/Herbaugh.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_American_Artists
http://tinyurl.com/3y4ntj

Harder to find any information on the artist, but she did illustrate a number of children's books and did a bunch of covers for The New Yorker.

 

[amandainvermont]

That put a smile on my face - thanks.

 

[dorotheascloset]

Awesome!!! I love that dress. I think I blogged that Artist's Group a while ago (not in reference to my own things, but a skirt I showed? cant remember)....but I LOVE those kinds of prints!!

Ang

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

Gosh, Julie you find the COOLEST stuff!!!!!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

What a beauty and so is the photo!

 

[eel]

I have a similar style dress in the same print. How you could sell it, I don't know.
I also have a poor condition (some fading, some bad seams) dress in the same print but grey. It has been in my " I am going to sew something with this some day" pile for I think 3 years now. DOH

 

[northstarvintage]

I love that print! It reminds me of the graphics in the "ABC's of" cookbook series by Peter Pauper Press.

Susan