Renie costume design drawings
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Renie costume design drawings
Date (inclusive): 1953-1963
Collection number: 275
Creator:
Renie
Extent:
4 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Renie costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Gift of Renie Conley, 1977-1987, with additions from Leland Hawes Conley, 1992
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).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production Art.
Renie , 1903-1992--Archives.
costume designers