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Walter Plunkett
Costume Sketch of Cyd Charisse as a Dancer in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'The Kissing Bandit'1949

Not on view
Watercolor and ink costume design, full-length figure of a woman dancing in a yellow, red, and green ruffled stage costume with a small crown and yellow heeled shoes

Walter Plunkett, Costume Sketch of Cyd Charisse as a Dancer in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'The Kissing Bandit', 1949, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Walter Plunkett
Title
Costume Sketch of Cyd Charisse as a Dancer in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, 'The Kissing Bandit'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1949
Medium
Pencil, watercolor on board
Dimensions
20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.87.79.4
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.