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Orry-Kelly
Costume Sketch1930s

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Watercolor and pencil fashion illustration on cream paper, full-length figure of a woman in a white gown with a wide-sleeved plaid jacket and beret, with pencil annotations
Pencil sketch on cream paper with multiple fashion figure studies: a full-length figure in a sailor-collar dress at left, a larger half-length figure in a peaked cap and similar nautical-style outfit at right, and a smaller hat study at center, with faint rectangular notations at edges.
Designer
Orry-Kelly
Australia, active United States, 1897-1964
Title
Costume Sketch
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1930s
Medium
Gouache and pencil on paper
Dimensions
26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Linda Descenna
Accession Number
M.80.279.109
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Orry-Kelly [or artists estate]

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