Chaplin: An important collection of original colour costume designs by John Mollo

TriStar, 1992, Qty

TriStar, 1992,
comprising; approximately 15 original hand-drawn and hand-coloured ink and watercolour costume designs, (two affixed with fabric swatches), and approximately 20 hand-coloured photocopies of character costume designs (some on tracing paper) for characters such as 'Charlie', 'Mack Sennett', 'Hannah Chaplin', the showgirls, and 'Hetty Kelly', by John Mollo for Richard Attenborough's 1992 film Chaplin, also included are two provisional UK unit lists, largest 12 1/2in x 9in (31.5cm x 23cm) (Qty)

Chaplin is a 1992 British-American biographical comedy-drama film about the life of British comedian Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller, and Kevin Kline. It also features Geraldine Chaplin in the role of her own paternal grandmother, Hannah Chaplin. The film was adapted by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from the books My Autobiography by Chaplin and Chaplin: His Life and Art by film critic David Robinson.

The V&A collection includes original costumes from the 'Chaplin' production.

Provenance:
From The John Mollo Archive.