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One of the headdresses seen in this sketch was sold at Christie's on 23rd November 2011.
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The Ten Commandments, 1956
Dorothy Jeakins
Six watercolour and pencil headdress designs on board for the 1956 Paramount film The Ten Commandments, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, the sketches showing six variations for headdresses worn by temple mistresses, initialled in pencil by Dorothy Jeakins, one of the sketches with design amendment in red pencil by Cecil B. DeMille, approved and signed in red pencil by DeMille OK with head piece alteration, production ink-stamp to reverse C. B. De Mille Productions Art Dept
15x20in. (38x51cm.)
Dorothy Jeakins
Six watercolour and pencil headdress designs on board for the 1956 Paramount film The Ten Commandments, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, the sketches showing six variations for headdresses worn by temple mistresses, initialled in pencil by Dorothy Jeakins, one of the sketches with design amendment in red pencil by Cecil B. DeMille, approved and signed in red pencil by DeMille OK with head piece alteration, production ink-stamp to reverse C. B. De Mille Productions Art Dept
15x20in. (38x51cm.)