Museum Installation-metropolitan Museum, NY
ANN LOWE DESIGNS INSIDE THE RENAISSANCE REVIAL ROOMat
Installation
THE RENAISSANCE REVIAL ROOM
ANN LOWE_ORIGINAL DRESSES
Director
Producer
Production Design
Costume Design Renditions
of Ann Lowe
Draped Sinamay Veils and Dresses Designer
Design Assistants
Headpieces
Veiling
Props
Prop Dressmaker
Production Consultant
Floral
Lighting Design
Lighting Technicians
Lighting Programmers
Special Thanks
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Jacqueline Kennedy and Olivia de Havilland Families
Julie Dash
Rachel Watanabe
Shane Valentino, Shoko Kambara
Elizabeth Colomba
Ashaka Givens
Ashaka Givens
Penelope Webster and Ben Klemes
Stephen Jones
Ashaka Givens, Penelope Webster
Michael Jortner, Alex Karasz, Natalie Loveland
Claudia Diaz
Quinn Corte
Ariel Dearie, Serena Abraham
Bradford Young
Christian Epps, Sammy Ross
Charlie Winter, Jessica Stevens
Greek Revival Parlor
The cinematic display inside the Renaissance Revival Room is about assigning value and worth to individuals and how the designs of Ann Lowe relate to the history of American fashion. Lowe designed exquisite gowns for some of the most prestigious families in the nation. She fashioned the majestic wedding gown for Jacqueline Bouvier’s marriage to John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Lowe also designed the gown Olivia de Havilland wore for her Academy Award win in 1947. Despite all this, and due to the prevailing racial bias of her time, Lowe received limited public recognition for her work. Sometimes there was no acknowledgment at all. The designer was shrouded in secrecy, masked and hooded; invisibility was the cloak she wore, and yet she persisted. I close my eyes and see West African Egungun dancers inside the Renaissance room. Each beautifully masked mannequin covered with a diaphanous fabric represents the visible manifestation of Lowe attending to her original designs. We celebrate Lowe’s creativity and courage with this remembrance and blessing.