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20" x 17" framed. Sketched and watercolored on parchment paper, the three drawings depict the three costumes from the famous "When I Grow Up" scene of the 1935 film "Curly Top". These include Sweet Sixteen, Bride, and Grandma. Each sketch is lettered with the name of the actress, the scene name, the studio costume number (4995 grandma, 4993 wedding gown, and 4996 sweet sixteen) and with pencil details of the costume such as "with zipper to go in front" on grandma's gown, and fabric swatches of proposed fabric. Each is signed Rene Hubert or initial R.H. Rene Hubert, the Paris-trained Swiss fashion designer, came to Hollywood in 1924 encouraged by Gloria Swanson who had seen his designs at the Folies Bergre in Paris. He worked under contract at Fox Studios from 1931-1935, and is credited with the design of many of Shirley's costumes during this era, including those of "Curly Top" as shown in these sketch examples.