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Orry-Kelly
Costume Sketch of Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane in the United Artists Production, 'Some Like it Hot'1959

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Costume design drawing in gouache, a woman in a black and ivory satin outfit with white fur stole and beaded turban, with handwritten annotations and signatures

Orry-Kelly, Costume Sketch of Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane in the United Artists Production, 'Some Like it Hot', 1959, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Charles LeMaire, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Orry-Kelly
Australia, active United States, 1897-1964
Title
Costume Sketch of Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane in the United Artists Production, 'Some Like it Hot'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1959
Medium
Gouache and pencil on paper
Dimensions
22 x 18 in. (55.88 x 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles LeMaire
Accession Number
M.83.161.25
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward; A. Annas; S. LaValley; Elois Jenssen. Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.

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