Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Leah Rhodes costume design drawings
- Dates:
- 1941-1970, bulk 1940s-1950s
- Creators:
- Rhodes, Leah
- Extent:
- 5.3 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Leah Rhodes costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Leah Rhodes costume design drawings span the years 1941-1970 (bulk 1940s-1950s) and encompass 5.3 linear feet. The collection consists almost entirely of original costume design drawings, with 30 films represented by approximately 120 designs. A sampling of Rhodes's nonfilm work, which ranged from general fashion design to elaborate costumes created for Las Vegas shows, is also included.
- Biographical / historical:
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Leah Rhodes was an American costume designer active from the 1930s through 1960s. She received an Academy Award in costume design for THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN (1949).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Leah Rhodes family (Eugene Montgomery, Walter Montgomery, Etta Moriaty, Helen Oberholtzer, and Flora Richardson), 1986
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production Art.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- costume designers
- Names:
- Rhodes, Leah , 1902-1986--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 18, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Leah Rhodes costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226