Mexican Man in a colorful rimmed Hat and a Pachuco suit and fancy shoes; costume for a circa 1929 play.
London: 1929. Watercolor on board. 27 x 18 cm. Signed and dated and annotated : Various tones of greys and stone colour. . . Act. II
Other costume designs from this unidentified play from 1929 are in the "Herbert Norris costume designs. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries."
Herbert Norris was a British costume designer, architect, actor and archaeologist and author of important books on historic dress.
Provenance: from the collection of theatrical memorabilia of the late Ian MacBey, theatre critic (under the alias David Munro), founder member and benefactor of the Steven Sondheim Society, to which he left part of his collection, as well as to the Overtures Trust and the University of London. Item #51-1488
Price: $250.00