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Orry-Kelly
Costume Sketch1930s

Not on view
Ink and watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a black off-the-shoulder gown with feather trim and rhinestone necklace, seated behind a sketched theater balcony railing, with handwritten notes reading "black velvet." and "Opera dress."
Pencil sketch fashion design of a full-length gown with a wide ruffled capelet collar adorned with circular trim, flowing skirt, and minimal figure indication; handwritten notations in upper left corner.

Orry-Kelly, Costume Sketch, 1930s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Linda Descenna, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.80.279.86
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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