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Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'Ben-Hur'1925

Not on view
Ink and watercolor drawing of a full-length standing female figure with a purple bob, bare torso with gold star ornaments, and a long draped skirt of olive-gold bands and looping bead chains

Elizabeth Haffenden, Camillo Innocente, Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'Ben-Hur', 1925, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Elizabeth Haffenden
England, Croydon, active England and United States, 1906-1976
Designer
Camillo Innocente
Italy, 1871 - 1961
Title
Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'Ben-Hur'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1925
Medium
Pencil, gouache on paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (22.23 x 9.21 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.86.302.10
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.