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Mary Wills
Costume Sketch of Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth I in the 20th Century Fox Production, 'The Virgin Queen'1955

Not on view
Costume design drawing in gouache on dark paper, full-length figure of a woman in an Elizabethan-style blue and lavender gown with a white ruff collar and fleur-de-lis sleeves

Mary Wills, Charles Le Maire, Costume Sketch of Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth I in the 20th Century Fox Production, 'The Virgin Queen', 1955, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mary Wills, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Mary Wills
United States, active 20th century
Designer
Charles Le Maire
United States, Illinois, Chicago, active California, Los Angeles, 1895 - 1985
Title
Costume Sketch of Bette Davis as Queen Elizabeth I in the 20th Century Fox Production, 'The Virgin Queen'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1955
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 14 in. (44.45 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Wills
Accession Number
M.90.65.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles