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Red pencil skirt designed by Arthur McGee

mid 20th-late 20th century

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Red knee-length pencil skirt with elastic waistband designed by Arthur McGee. The skirt has a hip yoke with a seamless front. Darts are sewn around the yoke along the upper edge. A pocket is sewn at each front side with the opening hidden by the yoke seam. The skirt slips on over the wearer's legs. It is not lined. A cream fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back waist seam that reads "ARTHUR McGEE / N.Y.C.".

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2007.3.57.2

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