Renie costume design drawings, 1953-1963

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Title:: Renie costume design drawings
Dates:: 1953-1963
Creators:: Renie
Extent:: 4 linear feet of papers.
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Renie costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Scope and content:: The Renie costume design drawings span the years 1953-1963 and encompass approximately 4 linear feet. The collection contains costume sketches for THE BIG FISHERMAN (1959), CLEOPATRA (1963), and THE PRESIDENT'S LADY (1953). There are also travel and research photographs in the form of slides and transparencies.
Biographical / historical:: Renie Conley was an American costume designer active in film from 1937 to 1981. She received an Academy Award for costume design for CLEOPATRA (1963) and was nominated for four other films, including THE PRESIDENT'S LADY (1953) and THE BIG FISHERMAN (1959).
Acquisition information:: Gift of Renie Conley, 1977-1987, with additions from Leland Hawes Conley, 1992
Arrangement:: Arranged in the following series: 1. Production Art.
Rules or conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Special Collections
Date Prepared:: © 2014
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 30, 2014

Access and use

Restrictions:: Available by appointment only.
Terms of access:: 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:: Renie costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Location of this collection:: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library

333 S. La Cienega Blvd

Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US