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Shoes, The Shoes That Slow Down Time, date unknown

This is a Shoes.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Maira Kalman as part of Maira Kalman Selects.

It is dated date unknown. Its medium is rubber sole and leather upper.

It is credited Purchased at a thrift store not far from Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, England; Courtesy of Maira Kalman.

Image divided into two sections. Upper section shows a woman's leg (seen from behind) wearing a yellow stocking and a black heeled shoe. Green fringe from skirt visible at upper left corner. Image runs from upper left to lower right on a diagonal against a vivid red background. Lower section shows purple letters outlined in yellow against a black background. Spelling "Dancing on Her Knees" the text moves from lower left to right, ending at the tip of the woman's shoe. Inscribed text along right side.

Poster, Public Theater, New York: Dancing on Her Knees, 1995
screenprint on white wove paper.
Gift of Pentagram.
1998-2-3

Drawing, Concept Design for Air Jordan XIII Sneaker

Drawing, Concept Design for Air Jordan XIII Sneaker
black and color marking pens, turquoise, blue crayon on tracing paper.
2002-1-1

In the shape of a shoe or ankle boot, the body composed of decorative, scrolling, lacy, filigree motifs, incised decoration on solid lid at top. Loop at back above heel. Lid hinged at top. Striker on front sole at bottom.

Filigree Shoe Matchsafe, late 19th century
silver.
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
1982-23-70

Our curators have highlighted 7 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

On white ground, imprinted in red, yellow, and green, upper edge, center, a striped umbrella. Imprinted in black ink, down center, from upper to lower edge, Paul Rand, title, date, and time of exhibition. Imprinted in red, lower edge, center, two boots (heels facing inward). Left shoe, green laces, and yellow bottom, and right shoe reversed. Imprinted in black ink, along lower left edge, vertically, printer's name and type of paper.

Poster, Art Directors Club, 1994
offset lithograph on white paper.
Gift of Marion S. Rand.
2002-11-13

Poster for dance festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in May 1994. On white/yellow background, photographic image of unlaced pair of work boots, arranged heel-to-heel, ballerina-style, is centered in upper two-thirds of sheet. In lower third, text reads "dance month/may 1994/a month-long celebration of dance in cambridge." Additional text in upper right and lower right corners. On back of sheet: calendar of events fills two thirds of sheet, aligned upper left, interspersed with five photographs of pairs of shoes and feet.

Poster, Poster: Dance Month, 1994
support: paper.
Gift of Fritz Klaetke.
1995-118-2

Drawing of girls' legs wearing a black skirt, stripped knee high socks (black, white, pink, periwinkle, and celydon) and black Mary-Jane type shoes.

Drawing, Design for Knitted Stockings, 20th century
brush and gouache, graphite on illustration board.
Gift of Hilary Knight.
1988-7-28

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Maira Kalman Selects.

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Accession Number 7.2013.2a,b
Object ID 51589187