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WALTER PLUNKETT (1902-1982) Ava Gardner as Julie in Show Boat. Costume sketch for the MGM movie, 1951. Pencil and gouache on artist board. 20 x 15 inches. Signed in lower right image.
Walter Plunkett was renowned for his period costumes and his contributions to musicals during MGM's golden era in the 1950s. He designed this costume for Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's Show Boat, set on a Mississippi riverboat during the years 1887-1927. Plunkett meticulously created both men's and women's late 19th-century attire for the production. This drawing, crafted for exhibition in the 1970s, highlights his exceptional talent and attention to historical detail."
