Eight film costumes from the FIDM Museum collection are currently on display at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in the exhibition Sketch to Screen: The Art of Hollywood Costume Design. The exhibition runs through August 15, 2010 and is accompanied by lectures and a film series. You can learn more about the exhibition here. If you’re in the area be sure to visit Sketch to Screen, as it includes the following objects from the FIDM Museum.
Rip-away dress worn by Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies
Cream dress and cape worn by Marlene Dietrich in Desire
Grey wool suit worn by Marlene Dietrich in Witness for the Prosecution
Black/cream/gold gown worn by Esther Williams in Jupiter’s Darling
Cream gown worn by Jean Harlow in Bombshell
Silver beaded gown worn by Carole Lombard in No Man of Her Own
Paisley gown worn by Marlene Dietrich in A Foreign Affair
Matador jacket worn by Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand
Cream dress and cape worn by Marlene Dietrich in Desire
Grey wool suit worn by Marlene Dietrich in Witness for the Prosecution
Black/cream/gold gown worn by Esther Williams in Jupiter’s Darling
Cream gown worn by Jean Harlow in Bombshell
Silver beaded gown worn by Carole Lombard in No Man of Her Own
Paisley gown worn by Marlene Dietrich in A Foreign Affair
Matador jacket worn by Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand
We’ll post more photos of these objects soon, but in the meantime, check out this comprehensive slideshow of Sketch to Screen.
*Except for the dress worn by Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies, all items listed above are on long-term loan to the FIDM Museum from Department of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles.
