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Fannie Criss
1867–1942
United States
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Biography
Fannie Criss (October 15, 1867 — February 2, 1942) was a late 19th-century and 20th-century African-American designer who specialized in hand-made dresses and gowns for elite patrons in Richmond, Virginia and New York City.
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