Drawing for a theatrical costume for Ethel Waters in 'At Home Abroad'

Vincente Minnelli

1935 · Gouache and 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 consists of a white jacket with two buttons and wide, blue trousers, worn over white socks and black espadrilles. The figure represented wearing the dress has dark skin, and wears a wide-brimmed, white hat. According to comments made by Vincente Minnelli in 1978, this was designed for Ethel Waters in 'At Home Abroad,' a production for the Shulmans that was directed by Minnelli and Thomas Mitchell in 1935.

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1935

Medium

Gouache and watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958