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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Leonard Stanley collection
    Date (inclusive): 1926-1994
    Date (bulk): 1939-1974
    Collection number: 220
    Creator: Stanley, Leonard
    Extent: 1 linear foot of papers. 780 artworks.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Leonard Stanley collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Leonard Stanley, 2001-2013

    Biography

    Leonard Stanley is an American interior designer who has lived in Los Angeles since 1951. He began collecting costume design drawings in the early 1970s.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Leonard Stanley collection spans the years 1926-1994 (bulk 1939-1974) and encompasses more than 700 costume design drawings and 1 scrapbook. The collection documents the work of many of Hollywood’s most prominent costume designers including Adrian, Ray Aghayan, Donald Brooks, Donfeld, Edith Head, Irene, Orry Kelly, Jean Louis, Walter Plunkett, Helen Rose, Irene Sharaff, William Travilla, and John Truscott. Some of the contemporary designers represented include Bob Mackie, Anthea Sylbert, and Theadora Van Runkle. Many of the drawings include fabric swatches, notes related to the production of the costumes, and approvals from producers and directors. The collection also contains a number of unidentified drawings by Travis Banton, Howard Greer, Irene, and Edward Stevenson.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production art; 2. Scrapbook.

    Indexing Terms

    Stanley, Leonard--Archives.
    collectors