Found 2 collections related to Minnelli,%20Vincente

This collection includes original drawings and renderings for costume designs for various theatrical productions created by Vincente Minnelli for the Balaban Katz and Paramount-Publix theatre companies, under the art direction of Frank Cambria. All designs are works on paper, in a variety of media. More than half the collection are finished drawings; the remainder are unfinished sketches. Only two productions are clearly identified: Alice in Wonderland (Chicago, 1925) and Oliver Twist. Additionally, there are two portrait photographs taken by Minnelli of Cambria family members and a 1928 letter from Minnelli to Cambria describing his proposed designs for a Paramount-Publix production. less

Original costume designs (mostly color); 5 are signed by Vincente Minnelli, 1 by Homer Conant and 1 by Le Comte. Two of the Vincente Minnelli designs are for Earl Carroll vanities (1931); a number of the other unsigned designs are also possibly by Vincente Minnelli. Most of the designs are untitled, but are possibly showgirl costumes for stage shows. less