Marian Anderson: Sleeve detail

Photo by Hugh Talman / Smithsonian Institution
April 8, 2014
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Marian Anderson concert ensemble, sleeve detail
Photo by Hugh Talman / Smithsonian Institution

Sleeve detail of the orange-and-black velvet ensemble Marian Anderson (1897-1993) wore during her Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939.

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist.

(Photo by Hugh Talman, Smithsonian Institution)