Drawing for a man's theatrical costume for the song 'O Leo' in 'At Home Abroad'

Vincente Minnelli

1935 · Watercolor over graphite · Drawings and Prints

Drawing, design for a man's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume was designed for the number 'O Leo', from the musical 'At Home Abroad', created for the Shuberts and performed in Broadway in 1935. It consists of a beige jacket with four pockets, worn over a green and yellow shirt with a checked pattern and a brown neckerchief, green shorts, knee-length socks and shoes, and brown gloves and hat, with black band and yellow feathers. An additional sheet of notes, typed by Vincente Minnelli, presents the details of the costume design: "#210 / Beige suede sport jacket, green and yellow / knit lumberjack under coat; scarf or brown / silk under that. Green [crossed out] suede shorts; green / wool socks. Brown gloves; brown felt hat with / yellow feather." It also contains additional handwritten notes added across the sheet.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1935

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958