Drawing for a theatrical costume for George Church as Baby Face McGinty 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 yellow jacket or raincoat, worn over a blue shirt and pink shorts, a red hat, and low-heeled, brown boots. According to notes on the reverse of the drawing, copied from the original mount, the costume was designed for George Church as the character Baby Face McGinty 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