A briefcase opens to depict an invitation. The invitation is divided in half. The left side has a white background and contains logistics for the invitation in brown font, angled up and to the right. It also features a smattering of graphics, including zig-zagging black lines and a brown circle. The right side has a black background and contains a face painted in brown in the shape of a diamond with a smiling face, as well as a white circle, a white line, and brown lines. At the bottom, center of the briefcase, right above the handle, are two boxes. One, black background with white text, reads 'WilliWear,' while the other, white with black text, reads 'Willi Smith.'

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Object Timeline

1985	Work on this object began.
2019	We photographed this object. We photographed this object.
2020	We exhibited this object.
2021	We acquired this object.
2024	You found it!

Invitation, Expedition

This is a Invitation. It was designed by Steve Orant and made for WilliWear Ltd.. It is dated 1985 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the department.

The premiere of Expedition at Broadway’s historic Ziegfeld Theatre pulled the film out of the realm of fashion and into the context of mainstream cinema.

This object was donated by Mark Bozek. It is credited Gift of Mark Bozek.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 9.3 × 21.5 cm (3 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.) H x W (frame allowance): 11.9 × 24 cm (4 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Invitation, Expedition; Designed by Steve Orant; Made for WilliWear Ltd.; lithograph on paper; H x W: 9.3 × 21.5 cm (3 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.) H x W (frame allowance): 11.9 × 24 cm (4 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Mark Bozek; 2021-28-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Willi Smith: Street Couture.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/4wUtca/
Accession Number 2021-28-2
Object ID 2318802483