sketches

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In “Mining the Archives: S. Charles Lee, Architect,” Gray placed original preliminary architectural sketches of nearby Saban Theatre alongside historic photographs of the theater taken after it was built.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The other excellent tool is Betye’s memory, especially for the early times: I designed this, this was the individual that I worked with and I know where those sketches are.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

For the costumes and sets, the technology was trained using sketches by Henri de Gissey, a costume designer and decorator for the court of King Louis XIV.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

More than a year earlier, he had completed his second arduous journey to the foothills of the inactive volcano of Chimborazo, in Ecuador, to make preparatory drawings and oil sketches for this roughly 10-foot-wide work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Coal knew what Door thought about every one of his sketches, but Door never asked about Coal’s influences or ever wanted to talk about art in general.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste