Drawing for a theatrical costume for a police officer 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 police uniform made up of a blue jacket with golden buttons and star, and matching blue trousers and hat; the figure holds a billy club. According to notes on the reverse of the drawing, copied from the original mount, the costume was designed for a police officer in 'Ballad of Babyface 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