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Charles Le Maire
Costume Sketch for the Ringling Brothers Circus1938

Not on view
Costume design drawing in ink and gouache on tan paper, a standing theatrical figure in feathered black-and-white costume with towering coral-red plume and tiered white floral pompoms at the legs

Charles Le Maire, Costume Sketch for the Ringling Brothers Circus, 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Charles LeMaire, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Charles Le Maire
Title
Costume Sketch for the Ringling Brothers Circus
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1938
Medium
Pencil, gouache on paper
Dimensions
Composition: 19 5/16 x 11 3/4 in. (49.05 x 29.85 cm); Sheet: 22 x 18 in. (55.88 x 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles LeMaire
Accession Number
M.83.161.9
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles