Drawing for a woman's theatrical costume with halter-neck gown with jeweled buttons

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 a long, white gown with halter neck, two large jeweled buttons above the waist, and a short train. The woman represented wearing the costume has short, wavy, platinum-blonde hair.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958