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A Mitzi Gaynor costume sketch for There's No Business Like Show Business signed and inscribed by Miles White
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A Mitzi Gaynor costume sketch for There's No Business Like Show Business signed and inscribed by Miles White
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954. Watercolor, pen, and gouache on illustration paper, signed ("MW") to lower right, with "French number" written below signature, inscribed, "For / Mitzi Gaynor / with love / Miles" to bottom of sketch, framed in a box frame. The sketch shows a detailed front view and a rough side view of the costume. In the film, Mitzi dramatically ascends from the dance floor in this pink and white ensemble, sings the Irving Berlin favorite, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," in a French accent, and then descends into the floor from whence she came. The number is a colorful extravaganza which highlights Mitzi's versatility as a dancer and showcases her comedic chops.
11.75 x 15.75 x 2 in.
11.75 x 15.75 x 2 in.


















