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Donna Peterson
Costume Sketch of Jean Corbett as One of Frenchie's Girls in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'The Belle of New York'1951

Not on view
Costume design drawing in gouache and watercolor, full-length woman in a mauve-pink mid-19th-century ball gown with tiered lace-trimmed ruffles, wide hat, and purple parasol; fabric swatches and handwritten annotations at left

Donna Peterson, Helen Rose, Costume Sketch of Jean Corbett as One of Frenchie's Girls in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'The Belle of New York', 1951, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Donna Peterson
active United States, 1950s
Designer
Helen Rose
United States, 1904-1985
Title
Costume Sketch of Jean Corbett as One of Frenchie's Girls in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'The Belle of New York'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1951
Medium
Gouache on board with fabric swatches
Dimensions
22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.86.302.19
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.