HARPER'S BAZAR
EUTERPE • 5m 40s
A repository of fashion, pleasure and instruction, HARPER'S BAZAR first appeared in 1867 as a weekly publication showcasing European fashion for prosperous women on the opposite side of the Atlantic. Lawrence Jordan uses these nascent materials (before the magazine expanded to an additional "A" to its masthead) as a starting-point for interrelated explorations.
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