art / exhibition
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity
- Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 5–August 15, 2010
- Curator: Andrew Bolton, The Costume Institute
- Final gallery: Laird + Partners in collaboration with 3-Legged Dog Media & Theater Group
- 3LD collaborators: Kevin Cunningham, Aaron Louis, Aaron Harrow, Jeff Morey, Paul DiPietro and Piama Habibullah
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity was The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2010 Costume Institute exhibition tracing changing images of American femininity through fashion from the 1890s to the 1940s. Drawing on the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, the exhibition explored archetypes including the Gibson Girl, the Bohemian, the Suffragist, the Flapper and the Screen Siren, revealing connections between fashion and social change.
The exhibition culminated in a multimedia gallery that used projected images of American women across generations to explore the evolution of American style and identity. Designed by Laird + Partners in collaboration with 3-Legged Dog, the installation brought moving imagery and contemporary media into dialogue with the historic garments on display.
Aaron Louis contributed as a member of the 3LD team alongside Kevin Cunningham, Aaron Harrow, Jeff Morey, Paul DiPietro and Piama Habibullah.