Drawing for a woman's theatrical costume with a white gown, jeweled brooch and bracelets

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 high waist and wide short sleeves; the skirt is slightly flared at the bottom, with short train. It is decorated with a jeweled brooch on the bust, and the woman represented wearing it has two matching bracelets on her wrists. Her hair is short and wavy platinum blonde.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1933–39

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958