Drawing for a female theatrical costume with gold gilt leather

Vincente Minnelli

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

Drawing, design for a woman's costume by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of a gilt gold leather vest with red lapels and pocket flaps and wide-hip white breeches, worn with red gloves, a red 'cloche' hat with golden band, and pointed-toe ankle boots of gold color with red low heels. A cloth swatch of gold gilt leather is attached on right at the middle 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