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Camillo Innocente
Costume Sketch of May McAvoy as Esther in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'Ben-Hur'1926

Not on view
Watercolor and pencil costume design drawing, full-length female figure in a long terracotta coat with cream head covering, with handwritten annotations and fabric notes

Camillo Innocente, Harold Grieve, Costume Sketch of May McAvoy as Esther in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'Ben-Hur', 1926, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Camillo Innocente
Title
Costume Sketch of May McAvoy as Esther in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production of 'Ben-Hur'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1926
Medium
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Composition: 8 x 6 in. (20.32 x 15.24 cm); Sheet: 11 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (29.53 x 18.42 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.86.302.7
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.