| LACMA presents collection by designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte inspired by Florentine art |
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LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents the North American debut of RODARTE: Fra Angelico Collection, a promised gift to the museum’s renowned Costume and Textiles Department. The Spring|Summer 2012 couture collection features a group of extraordinary gowns by acclaimed American designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, inspired by frescoes painted by the early Italian Renaissance artist, Fra Angelico (c. 1350–1455). The Fra Angelico Collection was unveiled as a site-specific installation at Pitti Immagine in Florence, Italy in June 2011. At LACMA, the Rodarte gowns will be on view in the museum’s Italian Renaissance gallery, surrounded by classic Renaissance artworks. ”These gowns are the first works by Rodarte to enter the museum’s permanent holdings, and we are pleased to present this outstanding collection,” said read full article
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