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Artist: Miles White
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis

BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis

By Miles White

Located in New York, NY

BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis Miles White (1915 – 2000) BYE BYE BIRDIE 11 x 8 inches Mixed Media on Paper Signed Lower Right Framed by Bark Affixed to the back are original gold lame fabric swatches. This drawing is available, along with two other original costume drawings from BIRDIE by Miles White, another of Conrad Birdie and one of Chita Rivera. Miles White, a leading Broadway and Hollywood costume designer for decades. created costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA CAROUSEL, BYE BYE BIRDIE and many others. In film he worked on "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years. Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings. BYE BYE BIRDIE is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart...

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1960s American Modern Miles White Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern
Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern

By Miles White

Located in New York, NY

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern. Miles White (1915 – 2000) "Bless You All" 15 x 11 (sight) inches. Signed center right Inscribed: With all love, Mary McCarty and titled "Bess You All" Mixed media on paper. The musical opened December 13, 1950 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. The show starred Mary McCarty Miles won the 1951 Tony Award for Costume Design. Miles was one of my closest friends for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings. BIO White was a top Broadway and Hollywood costume designer. The artist created the costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA, CAROUSEL, PAL JOEY and BYE BYE BIRDIE...

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1950s Performance Miles White Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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Miles White drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Miles White drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of drawings and watercolor paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Miles White in gouache, paint, watercolor and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Miles White drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Winold Reiss, Clarence Holbrook Carter, and Albert Al Hirschfeld. Miles White drawings and watercolor paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,900 and tops out at $18,000, while the average work can sell for $12,000.