Theatrical costume for Ethel Waters in the number 'Hottentot Potentate' in "At Home Abroad"

Vincente Minnelli American

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Drawing, design for a man's costume, part of a group of 88 costume designs by Vincente Minnelli. The costume was designed for Ethel Waters to wear in the number 'Hottentot Potentate', from the show 'At Home Abroad', a show created for the Shuberts, directed by Minnelli and Thomas Mitchell, and performed in Broadway in 1935. The costume consists of a white jacket with a red pocket square, a leopard print skirt with red belt, white gloves, large, white earrings, and a double necklace made up of white triangles.

Theatrical costume for Ethel Waters in the number 'Hottentot Potentate' in "At Home Abroad", Vincente Minnelli (American, Chicago, Illinois 1903–1986 Beverly Hills, California), Watercolor over graphite

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