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Charles Le Maire
Costume Sketch of Jayne Mansfield as Rita Marlowe in 20th Century Fox's Production of 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'1957

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Ink and watercolor costume design drawing of a woman in a fitted, single-shoulder peach lace gown with a ruffled train, posed against a teal wash background, with handwritten annotations

Charles Le Maire, Adele E. Balkan, Costume Sketch of Jayne Mansfield as Rita Marlowe in 20th Century Fox's Production of 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?', 1957, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Adele Elizabeth Balkan, Sketch Artist and Designer for Motion Pictures, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Charles Le Maire
United States, Illinois, Chicago, active California, Los Angeles, 1895 - 1985
Artist or Maker
Adele E. Balkan
United States, 1907-1999
Title
Costume Sketch of Jayne Mansfield as Rita Marlowe in 20th Century Fox's Production of 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1957
Medium
Gouache on board
Dimensions
20 x 14 1/2 in. (50.8 x 36.83 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Adele Elizabeth Balkan, Sketch Artist and Designer for Motion Pictures
Accession Number
M.84.142.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles