Drawing for a theatrical costume in green and purple

Vincente Minnelli

1933–39 · Watercolor over graphite with textile swatch · Drawings and Prints

Drawing, design for a man's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of a brown jacket with long, puff sleeves of yellow and green color with golden trimmings, over a purple shirt and purple tights worn with gray boots with red laces. The head is covered by a red scarf and a green had with brown embellishments. The cuffs are also of red color with black stripes. A belt of light brown color is tied around the waist, with a knife and a brown bag hanging from it. A brown rod with a beast head on the top is held on the left hand. A swatch of red flannel is attached to the lower right of the sheet.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Watercolor over graphite with textile swatch

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Frank Cambria, 1959