Guide to the Mexican Cinema Costume Design Drawings
MS.P.037
Processed by William Landis; machine-readable finding aid created by Kirstin
Julian
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2001
The UCI Libraries
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Mexican cinema costume design drawings
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.037
Physical Description:
1.1 Linear Feet
(11 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1925-1949
Abstract: This collection comprises pencil and
ink design drawings, many colored using watercolors or other media, of mostly contemporary
costumes for men and women from the Mexican cinema 1925-ca. 1949. Designers include Andrés
Audiffred, Ramon Peinador Checa, Mario Luis, F. Marín, Jorge Gutiérrez Navarro, A.X. Peña,
Edmay, Gene, L.B.F. (Blas), Mendoza, Mexa, and Toledo, as well as unidentified or unsigned
costume designs.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian .
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Mexican Cinema Costume Design Drawings. MS-P37. Special Collections and Archives, The UC
Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased, 2000.Processed by William Landis, 2001.
Processing History
Processed by William Landis, 2001.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises pencil and ink design drawings, many colored using watercolors or
other media, of mostly contemporary costumes for men and women from the Mexican cinema
1925-ca. 1949. Designers include Andrés Audiffred, Ramon Peinador Checa, Mario Luis, F.
Marín, Jorge Gutiérrez Navarro, A.X. Peña, Edmay, Gene, L.B.F. (Blas), Mendoza, Mexa, and
Toledo, as well as unidentified or unsigned costume designs.
The collection is arranged by designer with all unidentified or unsigned material grouped
together.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Costume design drawings.
Costume design -- Mexico
Motion pictures -- Mexico
Theater -- Archives
Audiffred, Andrés -- Archives
Checa, Ramon Peinador -- Archives
Navarro, Jorge Gutiérrez -- Archives
box FB-018, folder 3
Audiffred, Andrés. Hand-colored ink drawings; 1 labeled "Hi-Tang final" and
signed; 1, labeled "Correo," has detailed pencil annotations and is unsigned, but
contains signed, printed Kraal Theatre printed illustrations on the verso,
undated.
Physical Description: 2
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-018, folder 3
Checa, Ramon Peinador. Watercolor drawings of costume designs for a man and 2
women; characters identified as "Novios escandinavos" and "Colón, dama de la corte,"
undated.
Physical Description: 2
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-020, folder 3
Edmay. Hand-colored pencil drawing of woman's costume design,
undated
box FB-020, folder 3
Gene. Hand-colored pencil drawing of woman's costume design,
undated
box FB-018, folder 4-5
L.B.F. (Blas). Initialed pencil and hand-colored costume design drawings for
male and female characters for a single, unknown production; many drawings contain
identification of characters and miscellaneous costume-related notes, .
ca. 1940-ca. 1949
Physical Description: 30 items in 2
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-017, folder 2
Oversize pencil drawing of costumes for character "Anita,"
ca. 1940-ca. 1949
box FB-018, folder 6
Luis, Mario. Signed pencil and hand-colored drawings of designs for women's
costumes, most include front and back views
ca. 1935-ca. 1945
Physical Description: 20
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-019, folder 1
Marín, F. Signed hand-colored drawings of designs for women's
costumes
1936-1938
Physical Description: 4
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-020, folder 3
Mendoza. Signed watercolor drawing of a woman's soldier costume design,
undated
box FB-020, folder 3
Mexa. Signed, hand-colored ink drawing of a woman's costume design
1938
box FB-020, folder 1-2
Navarro, Jorge Gutiérrez. Pencil and hand-colored drawings for costume designs
for a variety of male and female characters, some with cloth samples and some signed,
.
ca. 1940-ca. 1949
Physical Description: 22 items in 2
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-020, folder 3
Peñ a, A. X. Hand-colored pencil drawing of woman's costume design
1934
box FB-020, folder 3
Toledo. Hand-colored ink drawing of woman's costume design, undated
box FB-019, folder 1
Unidentified designer (initials "J.G." on 1 drawing). Pen and watercolor
drawings of costume designs for women, 1 identified as "Doña Carolina, traje de casa"
and the other as "Elena, traje de calle," .
1925
Physical Description: 2
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box FB-020, folder 4
Various designers, unsigned or names illegible, all hand-colored pencil or ink
drawings of woman's costume designs and 1 men's costume design, undated
Physical Description: 8
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
