Tour Jacket, worn by Willie Nelson

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Nelson, Willie
Description (Brief)

Black polyester and cotton jacket with red polyester lining. Size Medium. With white piped trim at shoulders. Knit cuffs, neck and waist. Zipper front. 2 open front pockets and one zipped sleeve pocket. Hot pink and white thread lettering on front left side and back and red and green rose on back. The front of the jacket is embroidered:

Willie

(applied on the back of the jacket):

Willie
and Family
on the Road Again

Inspired by Live Aid, the international benefit concert for Ethiopian famine victims, Willie Nelson and other singers established Farm Aid in 1985 to support family farmers in the United States.

Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Willie Nelson
1980
ID Number
1983.0551.01
accession number
1983.0551
catalog number
1983.0551.01
Object Name
jacket
Physical Description
polyester (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 28 in x 22 in; 71.12 cm x 55.88 cm
place made
United States: California, Beverly Hills
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Record ID
nmah_679315
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f98e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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