Can you put a price on Hollywood history? Bidders tried on Thursday, when a dozen sketches by the legendary costume designer Edith Head went under the gavel.
The origin story of Edith Head, the quintessential Hollywood costume designer of the 20th century, is a tale of equal parts artistry and chutzpah. In 1923, when Ms. Head saw a job posting from Paramount seeking a costume sketch artist, she asked students at the art school where she was working to give her sketches that she could pass off as her own. The apparent versatility of her portfolio amazed the studio’s chief costume designer, Howard Greer.
When Ms. Head started at the job
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