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Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Sketch of Eli in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'Ben Hur'1959

Not on view
Watercolor and graphite costume design on cream paper, full-length figure of a white-haired elderly man in a draped cream robe and brown leather sandals, with handwritten annotations

Elizabeth Haffenden, Costume Sketch of Eli in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'Ben Hur', 1959, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume and Textiles Special Purpose Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Elizabeth Haffenden
Title
Costume Sketch of Eli in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'Ben Hur'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1959
Medium
Gouache, pencil on board
Dimensions
22 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (56.52 x 38.74 cm)
Credit Line
Costume and Textiles Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.86.193.5
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles