Lot 201
American (20th Century)
34 Fashion Illustrations for Geoffrey Beene (c. 1985)
Medium
mixed media (color pencil, pencil, marker, pen on illustration paper)
Dimensions
largest: 11 x 8 1/2 inches
Additional Info
Gene Meyer studied fashion design at New York’s Parsons School of Design, and won three awards for design while there. After a stint designing under Donna Karan at Anne Klein, Meyer then worked for legendary fashion designer Geoffrey Beene for 11 years before launching eponymous women's and men’s collections for which he won two CFDA Awards. His first venture under the Gene Meyer label was a women’s made-to-order collection. This collection led to many licensing agreements, the most famous being his sought-after collection of graphic silk men’s ties. THE GEOFFREY BEENE FOUNDATION Geoffrey Beene was one of the world’s most iconic fashion designers, who died from cancer in 2004. The Geoffrey Beene Foundation was founded in 2006 by G. Thompson (“Tom”) Hutton, Esq. (under his discretionary authority as Executor of the Estate of Geoffrey Beene). The mission of the Foundation is to support critical philanthropic causes, the most important being the establishment in 2006 of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Tom Hutton initiated and orchestrated the creation of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center with Harold Varmus, M.D. (Nobel Laureate and former CEO of MSK), because Hutton wanted to fund new revolutionary research initiatives that would lead to new treatments for cancer patients. Since its creation in 2006, the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center has served as the nucleus for revolutionary new research approaches in preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. Together the Geoffrey Beene Foundation and Geoffrey Beene, LLC (until 2018 when its business was sold) have been the sole funding sources and have funded approximately 140 separate new revolutionary research initiatives across all cancers to develop new treatments and diagnostics for cancer patients. The new research has resulted in major breakthroughs in multiple cancers, saving and prolonging thousands of lives. The Geoffrey Beene Foundation has also supported major causes relating to educational scholarships, veterans, protection of women, children and their families, animal welfare, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, scientific awards for builders of science institutions and initiatives relating to the fashion industry, such as the creation of the Council of Fashion Designers of America annual Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. “HOPE IS WHERE THE SCIENCE IS.”

Estimate: $400 - $600

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About this Lot
Description
34 Fashion Illustrations of various seasons, 29 medium sized and 5 small, some with fabric swatches, quick technical sketches and notes from designer
Frame Information
unframed
Provenance
Property From the Estate of Geoffrey Beene. Proceeds from this item to benefit the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Condition
overall good condition, some with light toning/creasing, one drawing with loss to upper right corner