Caresse Crosby

Caresse Crosby (1891–1970) was an American publisher and writer who co-founded the Black Sun Press and patented an early backless brassiere.

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Harry Crosby: Harry Crosby was an American poet and publisher who co-founded the Black Sun Press with Caresse Crosby. Her husband and publishing partner, he helped establish the press in Paris.
Black Sun Press: The Black Sun Press was a Paris publishing house founded by Caresse and Harry Crosby in 1927. This press was Crosby’s principal contribution to modernist publishing.
New York City: New York City is the most populous city in the United States and a major cultural and financial center. Crosby was born there in 1891 as Mary Phelps Jacob.
Literary modernism: Literary modernism is a movement that experimented with form and language in response to modern life. The Black Sun Press helped circulate formally innovative writing by modernist authors.
James Joyce: James Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet whose works include Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. The Black Sun Press published a limited edition of Joyce’s Tales Told of Shem and Shaun.
Backless brassiere: A backless brassiere is a breast-support garment designed to leave the wearer’s back exposed. Crosby patented an early design after devising a lightweight, backless garment.
Paris in the 1920s: Paris in the 1920s was a major center of expatriate artistic and literary life. Crosby and Harry Crosby made the city the base for their press.
Ulysses: Ulysses is James Joyce’s 1922 novel, set in Dublin on a single day and known for its formal experimentation. The Black Sun Press later issued a limited edition of an episode from Joyce’s novel.
D. H. Lawrence: D. H. Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, and essayist known for works including Women in Love. The Black Sun Press published his poem The Ship of Death.
Little Review: The Little Review was an American literary magazine that published modernist writing from 1914 to 1929. Crosby’s publishing career belonged to the same experimental modernist print culture.