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Scarce Edith Head design sketch. This is her costume for Dinah Shore's character Josie Berry in the 1952 hillbilly film ''Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick''. Head was in the midst of her early 1950's winning streak of Academy Awards when she drafted this detailed sketch. She puts the songbird in a pale yellow off-the-shoulder frock with matching hat. The yellow fabric is represented by a swatch affixed to upper right. Measures 13.25'' x 20.75''. Notations by an unknown hand to the left, with light staining around the edges and expected toning, else near fine.
Edith Head Costume Sketch From Her Zenith as a Hollywood Designer in 1952 -- For Dinah Shore in The Film ''Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick''
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