All in Love, Grenadier 'Fop'
Artist
Charles A. Lisanby
(American, 1924 - 2013)
Date1950-1990
PeriodContemporary
Place MadeNew York City, New York, USA, North America
MediumGouache and pencil on paper, on board
Dimensions51 x 38 cm (20 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles Alvin Lisanby
Object number2023.1.199
On View
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DescriptionCostume design drawing using pencil and gouache on tan paper done by Lisanby. It depicts on the left hand side a person with purple tights, green ribbons on the legs, purple and green shoes, a teal and green dress with white ruffles, short white hair, and a purple hat with green feathers. Below that person there was a side-view pencil sketch-drawing of similar costume design. To the right, that costume design depicts long-sleeved white shirt and ruffles with a pink and purple vest on top, purple tights with green ribbons around the legs, and purple and green shoes. It is of 'Grenadier "For"' for "All in Love".
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