Drawing for a woman's theatrical costume with head scarf and golden jewelry

Vincente Minnelli

1933–39 · Watercolor over graphite · Drawings and Prints

Drawing, design for a woman's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume consists of an orange street dress, made up of a jacket with long, wide sleeves and golden collar and buttons, the waist wrapped in a thin, orange belt, and a mid-calf, flared orange skirt, worn with an orange and gold head wrap with a golden brooch, golden earrings, and golden pairs of bangles on each wrist.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958