- Created by
- Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
- Subject of
- Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
- Date
- 1983-1986
- Medium
- graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (34.9 × 27.5 cm)
- Description
- A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Karl Lindner in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand hanging at his side and his right hand holding a black briefcase. He wears a taupe fedora hat with a black hatband, a single-breasted dark brown jacket with coordinating pants, a white dress shirt, a black and gray diamond patterned necktie, and tan wingtip shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- design drawings
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Costume
- Costume design
- Design
- Drama (Theatre)
- Tragedy (Theatre)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.128.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




