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Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings
    Date (inclusive): 1948-1978
    Collection number: 322
    Creator: Jeakins, Dorothy
    Extent:
    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

    Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Dorothy Jeakins and Peter Jeakins Dane, 1988-1996

    Biography

    Dorothy Jeakins was an American costume designer active in film from 1948 to 1987. She was nominated twelve times in the costume design category and received three Academy Awards, including one for JOAN OF ARC (1948).

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings span the years 1948-1978. A little more than a dozen films are represented by around 75 drawings.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production Art, subseries A. Produced

    Indexing Terms

    Jeakins, Dorothy , 1914-1995--Archives.
    costume designers