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- Creator
- Le Maire, Charles
- Call number
- *T-Vim 1997-040
- Physical description
- 17 drawings (in 1 box), color, 35 x 50 cm; 17 drawings (in 1 box), color, 35 x 50 cm
- Preferred Citation
- Costume designs for The captain from Castile (Motion picture), Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials
Costume designer for theater and film, Le Maire was the executive director of wardrobe at 20th Century Fox Studios from 1943-1960. He was known for the glitter and extravagance of his costumes and won three Oscars for his movie designs. The collection consists of 17 colored pencil drawings, with fabric swatches attached, for women's costumes for the film The Captain from Castile. The drawings (18 x 23 cm.) are mounted on board. Twelve are signed by Le Maire.
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Source of acquisition
Designs: Purchase, Mrs. Ellery A. Fleming, 11/03/97Key terms
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Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor