Coco
Costume Design
ca. 1969 (made)
ca. 1969 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Drawing by Cecil Beaton of Katherine Hepburn in Coco, New York, ca. 1961
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958).
Coco is a musical based on the life of Coco Chanel which opened on December 18, 1969 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran for nine-and-a-half months. It was directed by Michael Benthall and choreographed by Michael Bennett. Coco was the most expensive Broadway production at the time. Cecil Beaton designed over 250 costumes, based on the designs of Coco Chanel, were designed by Sir Cecil Beaton.
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958).
Coco is a musical based on the life of Coco Chanel which opened on December 18, 1969 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran for nine-and-a-half months. It was directed by Michael Benthall and choreographed by Michael Bennett. Coco was the most expensive Broadway production at the time. Cecil Beaton designed over 250 costumes, based on the designs of Coco Chanel, were designed by Sir Cecil Beaton.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Coco (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and black ink on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing by Cecil Beaton of Katherine Hepburn in Coco, New York, ca. 1961 |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing by Cecil Beaton of Katherine Hepburn rehearsing in Coco. Signed by Cecil Beaton. |
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| Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
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| Summary | Drawing by Cecil Beaton of Katherine Hepburn in Coco, New York, ca. 1961 Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958). Coco is a musical based on the life of Coco Chanel which opened on December 18, 1969 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran for nine-and-a-half months. It was directed by Michael Benthall and choreographed by Michael Bennett. Coco was the most expensive Broadway production at the time. Cecil Beaton designed over 250 costumes, based on the designs of Coco Chanel, were designed by Sir Cecil Beaton. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1941-2014 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2014 |
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