Award winning costume designer Dorothy Jeakins has numerous theater and film credits to her name. The collection consists of costume designs for theater and motion picture productions created by Jeakins, which includes drawings of costume designs for theater and motion picture productions, slides, fabric swatches, and notebooks.

Dorothy Jeakins was born in San Diego, CA, Jan. 11, 1914. She studied at the Otis Art Institute (1931-34) and after the Depression, she worked briefly at Disney studios as an illustrator. She joined the WPA Federal Arts Project (1935-36). The first Oscar for Color Costume Design was awarded to Jeakins and Karinska for Joan of Arc (1948). Jeakins went on to win Academy awards for Samson and Delilah (1950)and Night of the Iguana (1964). Her numerous credits span both theater and motion picture projects, among them Friendly Persuasion (1956), South Pacific (1958), The Music Man (1962), and The Sound of Music (1964). Jeakins served as curator of costumes and textiles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1967). She died Nov. 21, 1995.

14 boxes (7 linear ft.)

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