Drawing for a theatrical costume for the number '(Island in the) West Indies' in 'Ziegfeld Follies of 1936'

Vincente Minnelli

1936 · 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 blue jacket and high-waisted, wide, white pants with green belt, worn over long, white socks and black slippers, and a short-brimmed, green hat. The figure carries a large basket with fruits (?) on his head. According to comments made by Vincente Minnelli in 1978, this costume was designed for the number '(Island in the) West Indies' in the show 'Ziegfeld Follies of 1936.'

Artist

Vincente Minnelli

Date

1936

Medium

Watercolor over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Randolph Gunter, 1958