100 Objects from Century of the Child

Laura Kriesch. Child’s embroidered bodice. 1903 The radical socialism that informed the Gödöllő artists’ pronouncements on modern design was also reflected in their unconventional dress and lifestyle, which included vegetarianism, nude bathing, and sleeping outdoors. Artistic dress in Budapest, as in other progressive centers, was designed to allow for freedom of movement, liberating young bodies from the tyranny of tight-fitting, elaborately tailored clothes. This bodice was designed and made by Laura Kriesch for her daughter, who can be seen wearing it in the photograph displayed on the wall above. Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

Laura Kriesch. Child’s embroidered bodice. 1903

The radical socialism that informed the Gödöllő artists’ pronouncements on modern design was also reflected in their unconventional dress and lifestyle, which included vegetarianism, nude bathing, and sleeping outdoors. Artistic dress in Budapest, as in other progressive centers, was designed to allow for freedom of movement, liberating young bodies from the tyranny of tight-fitting, elaborately tailored clothes. This bodice was designed and made by Laura Kriesch for her daughter, who can be seen wearing it in the photograph displayed on the wall above.

Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

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Get your daily dose of design from the MoMA exhibition Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000. During each of the 100 days of the exhibition we will showcase an object featured in the show.

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