![11.CharlesJamesHipsterGown,1946](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/files/2014/05/11.CharlesJamesHipsterGown1946-220x300.jpg)
Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978) Evening Dress, 1946 Black silk-rayon velvet, red silk satin, brown silk faille, black silk crepe The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 1954 (2009.300.795) Photo: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, by Karin Willis.
I was in New York City earlier this month, and in addition to finally having an excuse to ride the Staten Island Ferry (I gave a talk there), I managed to make it to a few of the excellent museums in the city. I don’t go to art museums to try to find connections with math, but on this trip, they seemed to find me. If you’re interested in the intersection of art and math and can get to New York sometime soon, check them out. Thanks to the marvels of the Internet, you can also experience some of this art from the comfort of your own home, no matter where you live.
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