Raoul Pene du Bois (1912 – 1985)
Call Me Madam
22 ¼ x 14 ½ inches
Set and costume design from the 1950 Irving Berlin Broadway musical
Signed lower right
Inscribed verso: Lichtenburg-View from the castle terrace- backdrop.
Call Me Madam 1950, London

Raoul Pene du Bois
Pene de Bois was an American costume designer and scenic designer for the stage and film. He won two Tony Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Du Bois designed the costumes and/or the scenery for some 48 Broadway shows, starting in 1934 with the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 and his last, Reggae in 1980; his designs were used in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway in 1989. Among his work was Gypsy (1959) and many other musicals starring Ethel Merman, including this design for Call Me Madam. He worked on Billy Rose’s Aquacade for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Some shows included No, No, Nanette, Wonderful Town, Sugar Babies and Doctor Jazz.