Ten Commandments costume continuity book, 1954-4956.

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Ten Commandments costume continuity book, 1954-4956.

Black loose-leaf binder containing 149 8x10 inch black-and-white photographs of costume sketches for The Ten Commandments (1956). The sketches were done by Arnold Friberg, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, John Jensen, and Ralph Jester. The binder was compiled by Head, who used it to check and maintain costume continuity for the production.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7385377

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