Jul 16, 2020 - Sale 2541

Sale 2541 - Lot 179

Price Realized: $ 1,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
MILES WHITE.
"Jamaica." Costume drawing for the 1957 Lena Horne Broadway musical. 267x343 mm; 10 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Mixed media on paper. Signed lower left. Framed.

White was a top Broadway and Hollywood costume designer. The artist created the costumes for the original Broadway production of 'Oklahoma,' 'Carousel,' and 'Bye Bye Birdie.' In film, he worked on Around the World in 80 Days and The Greatest Show on Earth. For live shows, White designed outfits for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades.