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Gayle Portnow

Gayle Portnow Halperin ( 1939-2020) Born on November 30, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. A graduate of Pratt Institute class of '61, and long-time Manhattan resident, Halperin was an innovative sportswear and knitwear designer who helped revolutionize women's fashion in the 1960's. Her personal sportswear line, Snazzi, which launched at Max's Kansas City, introduced "flip skirts" and "split skirts", which allowed women to move more actively and freely. Snazzi's tag line was "it moves". Her clothing graced the covers of...

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Gilberto del Sol

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Harley Francis

Harley Francis (1940-2017) was born in New Albany, Indiana, and began painting at sixteen. He studied art at Indiana University and Oberlin College, developing a diverse practice over 50 years that included oil painting, collage, clay work, and artistamps across multiple genres from portraiture to abstracts. Francis gained early recognition and held numerous exhibitions, becoming internationally known in the 1970s through the Mail Art movement, which led to inclusion in a 1979 Museum of Modern Art show. Though appreciated in...

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