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Herschel McCoy
Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'Quo Vadis'1951

Not on view
Watercolor and ink costume design sketch, full-length figure of a woman in a draped aqua Greco-Roman tunic and teal pleated skirt with decorative trim bands, sheer veil, and auburn updo

Herschel McCoy, Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'Quo Vadis', 1951, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Herschel McCoy
Title
Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'Quo Vadis'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1951
Medium
Pencil, gouache on board
Dimensions
19 x 12 in. (48.26 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.85.144.14
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.