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Altina Schinasi is known as the inventor of cat-eye glasses, but she was also an artist, a documentarian, and an activist. And she was very frank about her own faults and bad decisions.

Research:
“Altina Schinasi 1924 (1907-1999).” Helen Temple Cook Library. Dana Hall School. https://library.danahall.org/archives/danapedia/alumnae/altina-schinasi-1924-1907-1999/
“Altina Schinasi's 116th Birthday.” Google Doodle. https://doodles.google/doodle/altina-schinasis-116th-birthday/
“Altina Schinasi, The Harlem Girl Who Knew Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Salvador Dali And Invented Cat-Eye Glasses.” Harlem World. June 21, 2023. https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/altina-schinasi-the-harlem-girl-who-knew-martin-luther-king-rosa-parks-salvador-dali-and-invented-cat-eye-glasses/
“Artist Altina Schinasi Miranda Dies at 92.” Ventura County Star. Aug. 17, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/image/935509837/?match=1&terms=Altina%20Schinasi
Bachz, Betty. “From Audrey Hepburn to Hailey Bieber: How cat-eye frames became a timeless look.” Vogue Scandinavia. Oct. 8, 2021. https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/history-of-the-cat-eye-sunglasses
“Heiress Asks Divorce.” The Cleveland Press. June 21, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1164656661/?match=1&terms=Altina%20Schinasi
“The League’s Legacy.” Art Students League of New York. https://www.artstudentsleague.org/timeline#timeline
“Mengel Module Furniture - Morris B. Sanders.” Modernism 101. https://modernism101.com/products-page/industrial-design/mengel-module-furniture-promotionalsales-ephemera-for-morris-b-sanders-furniture-designed-in-1946-produced-by-the-mengel-furniture-company-of-louisville-ky/
“Morris Schinasi.” The Daily Times. Sept. 13, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/724032205/?match=1&terms=Morris%20Schinasi
“Morris Schinasi Leaves $1,300,000 to Institutions.” The Daily Times. Sept. 28, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/724032801/
Ravo, Nick. “Altina Schinasi Miranda, 92, Designer of Harlequin Glasses.” The New York Times. Aug. 21, 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/21/arts/altina-schinasi-miranda-92-designer-of-harlequin-glasses.html
“Rose-Colored Glasses.” Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Sept. 12, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/image/88914623/?match=1&terms=%22harlequin%20eyeglasses%20%22
Sander, Peter. “Altina.” 2014.
Schinasi Estate Put at $8,014,962.” The Springfield Morning Union. May 2, 1930. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1067224117/?match=1&terms=Altina%20Schinasi
Peabody, Pam. “Visions: sculptor Altina interviewed by Pam Peabody.” American Women Making History and Culture. WFPW. 1978. https://archive.org/details/pacifica_radio_archives-WZ0295.01
Zaltzman, Lior. “The Pioneering Sephardic Jewish Mother Invented the Cat-Eye Glasses.” Kveller. Aug. 4, 2023. https://www.kveller.com/this-pioneering-sephardic-jewish-mother-invented-the-cat-eye-glasses/

 

Altina Schinasi is known as the inventor of cat-eye glasses, but she was also an artist, a documentarian, and an activist. And she was very frank about her own faults and bad decisions.
Research:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;Altina Schinasi 1924 (1907-1999).&rdquo; Helen Temple Cook Library. Dana Hall School. https://library.danahall.org/archives/danapedia/alumnae/altina-schinasi-1924-1907-1999/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Altina Schinasi's 116th Birthday.&rdquo; Google Doodle. https://doodles.google/doodle/altina-schinasis-116th-birthday/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Altina Schinasi, The Harlem Girl Who Knew Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Salvador Dali And Invented Cat-Eye Glasses.&rdquo; Harlem World. June 21, 2023. https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/altina-schinasi-the-harlem-girl-who-knew-martin-luther-king-rosa-parks-salvador-dali-and-invented-cat-eye-glasses/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Artist Altina Schinasi Miranda Dies at 92.&rdquo; Ventura County Star. Aug. 17, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/image/935509837/?match=1&amp;terms=Altina%20Schinasi</li>
<li>Bachz, Betty. &ldquo;From Audrey Hepburn to Hailey Bieber: How cat-eye frames became a timeless look.&rdquo; Vogue Scandinavia. Oct. 8, 2021. https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/history-of-the-cat-eye-sunglasses</li>
<li>&ldquo;Heiress Asks Divorce.&rdquo; The Cleveland Press. June 21, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1164656661/?match=1&amp;terms=Altina%20Schinasi</li>
<li>&ldquo;The League&rsquo;s Legacy.&rdquo; Art Students League of New York. https://www.artstudentsleague.org/timeline#timeline</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mengel Module Furniture - Morris B. Sanders.&rdquo; Modernism 101. https://modernism101.com/products-page/industrial-design/mengel-module-furniture-promotionalsales-ephemera-for-morris-b-sanders-furniture-designed-in-1946-produced-by-the-mengel-furniture-company-of-louisville-ky/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Morris Schinasi.&rdquo; The Daily Times. Sept. 13, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/724032205/?match=1&amp;terms=Morris%20Schinasi</li>
<li>&ldquo;Morris Schinasi Leaves $1,300,000 to Institutions.&rdquo; The Daily Times. Sept. 28, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/724032801/</li>
<li>Ravo, Nick. &ldquo;Altina Schinasi Miranda, 92, Designer of Harlequin Glasses.&rdquo; The New York Times. Aug. 21, 1999. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/21/arts/altina-schinasi-miranda-92-designer-of-harlequin-glasses.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;Rose-Colored Glasses.&rdquo; Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Sept. 12, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/image/88914623/?match=1&amp;terms=%22harlequin%20eyeglasses%20%22</li>
<li>Sander, Peter. &ldquo;Altina.&rdquo; 2014.</li>
<li>Schinasi Estate Put at $8,014,962.&rdquo; The Springfield Morning Union. May 2, 1930. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1067224117/?match=1&amp;terms=Altina%20Schinasi</li>
<li>Peabody, Pam. &ldquo;Visions: sculptor Altina interviewed by Pam Peabody.&rdquo; American Women Making History and Culture. WFPW. 1978. https://archive.org/details/pacifica_radio_archives-WZ0295.01</li>
<li>Zaltzman, Lior. &ldquo;The Pioneering Sephardic Jewish Mother Invented the Cat-Eye Glasses.&rdquo; Kveller. Aug. 4, 2023. https://www.kveller.com/this-pioneering-sephardic-jewish-mother-invented-the-cat-eye-glasses/</li>
</ul>
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Altina Schinasi is known as the inventor of cat-eye glasses, but she was also an artist, a documentarian, and an activist. And she was very frank about her own faults and bad decisions.

Altina Schinasi

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This 2019 episode covers Baron Franz Nopcsa, who lived an adventurous, scholarly life, funded entirely by his family money. He identified dinosaurs, inserted himself into Albanian politics, and wrote volumes and volumes of books and papers.

This 2019 episode covers Baron Franz Nopcsa, who lived an adventurous, scholarly life, funded entirely by his family money. He identified dinosaurs, inserted himself into Albanian politics, and wrote volumes and volumes of books and papers.

SYMHC Classics: Franz Nopsca

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Holly waxes rhapsodic about fruit. Tracy talks about planning an episode about William Henry Dorsey but then finding she needed to include his father.

Holly waxes rhapsodic about fruit. Tracy talks about planning an episode about William Henry Dorsey but then finding she needed to include his father.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Small Fruit Division and Dorseys

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