Phoenix Art Museum presents A Tribute to James Galanos, legendary American couturier
(Artdaily.org)

Phoenix Art Museum will present A Tribute to James Galanos, a retrospective dedicated to the iconic American fashion designer known for the elegant craftsmanship and luxurious materials that characterized his work. Featuring more than 40 couture-quality, ready-to-wear ensembles and accessories, the exhibition will illuminate the designer’s influence and legacy with objects from the 1950s through the 1990s. A Tribute to James Galanos will open August 19 in the Ellman Fashion Gallery, and remain on view through January 7, 2018. “Phoenix Art Museum is pleased to present the iconic work of one of the most significant American designers of the 20th century,” said Amada Cruz, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO of Phoenix Art Museum. “Along with works drawn from private collections, many of the objects are drawn from the Museum’s extensive fashion design archive, which now numbers more than 7,000 objects of remar