They built a small silkscreen printing press to fit on their dining room table which was only large enough to produce linen placemats.
[8] With World War II in full swing, Vera found linen supplies dwindling and went in search of alternative materials for her products.
Marilyn Monroe was a fan [9] as were Grace Kelly and First Lady Bess Truman, who selected Vera fabric from Schumacher, Inc. to decorate the third-floor solarium windows and upholstery of the White House.
Emile Walter Galleries, located at 121 East 57th Street, launched an exhibition in 1970, which included around 50 original paintings and drew art collectors from around the country with the first customer John Lennon.
[11] The Smithsonian inducted Vera into its Resident Associate Program in October 1972 as their first artist and commissioned her to paint the Foucault Pendulum, which still hangs in their offices today.
The Goldie Paley Design Center at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science also launched a retrospective of their own in 1980 entitled "Celebrate the Seasons of the Sun With Vera.
She painted until the last months of her life and died of a cardiac arrest at Phelps Memorial Hospital in North Tarrytown, NY on June 15, 1993.
In November 2013, the business division of the company was acquired by VNIP Holdings, which included licensing agreements, trademarks, and copyrights.
In December 2023, Salyards, along with her brother Gregory Sharp and his wife Christina Sharp, acquired the licensing agreements, trademarks, copyrights, around 4,300 master silkscreen strike-offs, over 20,000 vintage scarves and samples, and various other vintage marketing materials from VNIP Holdings, effectively reuniting all Vera-related art and brand assets under Salyards' management within Vera Neumann, Inc and the Trust.