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Steven Mark Klein

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Steven Mark Klein (died October 25, 2021) was an American cultural theorist, archivist, and author.[1][2] Klein was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a taxi driver and his mother a homemaker. He studied art theory at the School of Visual Arts.[3] His collection of fashion and design printed ephemera is at the core of the International Library of Fashion Research's holdings.[2]

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  1. ^ Green, Penelope (November 11, 2021). "Steven Mark Klein, Fashion Archivist and Gadfly, Dies at 70". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Friedman, Vanessa (October 19, 2020). "The Improbable, Slightly Surreal, Plan to Save Fashion's Printed Matter". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (November 12, 2021). "Cultural Wunderkind and Archivist Steven Mark Klein Dies at 70". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved March 16, 2025.