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Helena Rubinstein with Graham Sutherland portraits, c. 1964

The Fashion Institute of Technology|SUNY, Gladys Marcus Library Department of Special Collections

Study in scarlet
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Installation wall, Rubinstein portraits: Helena Rubinstein: Beauty Is Power at the Jewish Museum, New York

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Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown, 1957 Graham Sutherland

Study in scarlet

Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2018

Angus Trumble reflects on the force of nature that was Helena Rubinstein.

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