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Wrinkle-resistant or permanent press or durable press is a finishing method for textiles that avoids creases and wrinkles and provides a better appearance for the articles. Most cellulosic fabrics and blends of cellulosic-rich fabrics tend to crease or wrinkle. A durable press finish makes them dimensionally stable and crease-free.
Benerito found a way to chemically treat the surface of cotton that led not only to wrinkle-resistant fabric but also to stain- and flame-resistant fabrics. The invention was said to have "saved the cotton industry." [10] [11] While she is publicly credited for the invention of wrinkle-free fiber, she did not believe she singlehandedly invented it.
Gypsy Girl from Zebegény: Private collection [34] 41 × 62 cm Oil on canvas [34] One of two paintings of the same girl who posed for Sher-Gil in old clothes, completed in the summer of 1932 in Zebegény. [7] In green and red, it depicts a gypsy girl holding a basket of fruit. [9] 1932: Girls in conversation: Private collection [34] 82 × 53 cm ...
This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here . This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope Jeune fille se défendant contre Éros, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau .
An iconic Gibson Girl portrait by its creator, Charles Dana Gibson, circa 1891 The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. [1]
Betty Grable's famous pin-up photo from 1943. A pin-up model is a model whose mass-produced pictures and photographs have wide appeal within the popular culture of a society. . Pin-up models are usually glamour, actresses, or fashion models whose pictures are intended for informal and aesthetic display, known for being pinned onto a w
Style is seen as usually dynamic, in most periods always changing by a gradual process, though the speed of this varies greatly, from the very slow development in style typical of prehistoric art or Ancient Egyptian art to the rapid changes in Modern art styles. Style often develops in a series of jumps, with relatively sudden changes followed ...
"Balthus: Cats and Girls: Paintings and Provocations" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (September 25, 2013 – January 12, 2014) was the first U.S. museum survey of the artist's work in 30 years. [24] A major retrospective overseen by the artist's wife, Ideta Setsuko, was held in 2014 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.