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Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Billie Holiday in The Song of Sheba

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Created by
Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995
Description
A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Billie Holiday in the musical The Song of Sheba. The drawing depicts a woman standing with her head face uplifted and her hands behind her back. She is wearing a large white flower in her upswept hair, a white beaded choker, a black shoulderless fitted ankle-length gown with a slit down the back, and a black high-heeled shoes. The woman and her clothing are outlined in black ink with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower left facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1989
Object number
2014.128.17
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Type
design drawings
Medium
ink, watercolor, and pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 13 3/4 × 11 in. (34.9 × 27.9 cm)
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Art
Blues (Music)
Costume
Costume design
Jazz (Music)
Musical Theatre
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.128.17
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50300dc79-7aac-4800-9ab1-e6aa16bd7755

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