Dummy Factory
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Dummy Factory” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Deborah Turbeville made this picture at the Wolf Dummy Form Factory in 1974 as part of an advertising campaign for shoe designer Charles Jourdan. She featured costumes by then up-and-coming designer Betsey Johnson, who also served as the shoot’s stylist.
In the 1970s a handful of female fashion and advertising pho-tographers explored ideas about femininity and sensuality that were previously absent from fashion magazines and thus met with resistance. Turbeville, who began her career as a fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar, stood apart within this group for her overt rejection of styles that privileged male fantasies—her way of responding to the sexual revolution.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 2017.459
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
