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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo. Painter, inventor, photogropher, fashion inovator By Rachel Madsen. Early Life. 1871 Mariano Fortuny was born to a family of artists in Granada Spain. 1874 His father passes away, and his mother moves the family to Paris where he studies painting under an uncle

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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

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  1. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo Painter, inventor, photogropher, fashion inovator By Rachel Madsen

  2. Early Life • 1871 Mariano Fortuny was born to a family of artists in Granada Spain. • 1874 His father passes away, and his mother moves the family to Paris where he studies painting under an uncle • 1889 He moves Venice with his mother

  3. Rising Star 1897 Foutuny meets Henriette Negrin future partner and wife 1906 begins work in textiles 1919 Fortuny moves production to a factory

  4. Inspirations • Henriette Negrin • Ancient Greece • Renaissance • The Orient

  5. Inovation • Fortuny Cyclorama Dome • Fortuny Moda Lamp • Mushroom Pleating

  6. Expansion In 1927 Elsie McNeill Lee sees Fortuny's fabrics hanging in the Carnovalet museum. She goes to Venice to meet him, and becomes the exclusive American distributor.

  7. The End Fortuny dies in 1949, Elsie takes over the factory on Giudecca, when she dies its passed to her confidant Riad Maged who passed management to sons Mikey and Maury.

  8. Evening Gown 1920's Mariano Fortuny Pale-pink pleated silk with silk cord and glass beads Gift of Estate of Lillian Gish The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  9. Dress late 1920s-1940s Mariano Fortuny Rust pleated silk, brown and grey silk velvet with printed metallic Gift of Claire Fahnestock Moorehead The Metropolitian Museum of Art

  10. Dressing Gown 1930 Mariano Fortuny Stenciled Rose Silk Gift of Courtlandt Palmer The Metropolitian Museum of Art

  11. Evening Ensamble 1934 Mariano Fortuny Pale blue pleated silk Gift of Miss Anthony Wilson The Metropolitian Museum of Art

  12. Evening Coat 1900-1933 Mariano Fortuny Gift of Mirium Whitney Coletti The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  13. Stenciled Silk Guaze Wrap 1920 Mariono Fortuny Three quarter length silk guaze wrap based on antique caftan style The Vintage Textile

  14. References • Eubank, Keith and Tortora, Phyllis G. Survey of Historic Costume, New York, Fairchild Books 2010 • ﷟HYPERLINK "http://fortuny.com/History.aspx"http://fortuny.com/History.aspx April 9, 2014 • ﷟HYPERLINK "http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/214343/Mariano-Fortuny"http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/214343/Mariano-Fortuny April 9, 2014 • ﷟HYPERLINK "http://www.coletterie.com/behind-the-seams/mariano-fortuny-the-inventor"http://www.coletterie.com/behind-the-seams/mariano-fortuny-the-inventor April 9, 2014 • ﷟HYPERLINK "http://fortuny.visitmuve.it/en/il-museo/museum/mariano-fortuny-y-mandrazo/"http://fortuny.visitmuve.it/en/il-museo/museum/mariano-fortuny-y-mandrazo/ April 10, 2014 • ﷟HYPERLINK "http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_fort.htm"http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_fort.htm April 10, 2014 • ﷟HYPERLINK "http://vintagetextile.com/new_page_7.htm"http://vintagetextile.com/new_page_7.htm April 10, 2014

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