Costume worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues
Object Details
- Designed by
- Bob Mackie, American, born 1940
- Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934
- Norma Koch, American, 1898 - 1979
- Worn by
- Diana Ross, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
- Description
- A costume comprised of a teal dress (.1), a light green vest (.2), and a light green hat (.3) worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues".
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1972
- Object number
- 2012.64.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- ensembles (costume)
- Medium
- Dress: wool twill
- Vest: wool twill, fur, and silk satin
- Hat: wool twill, synthetic fiber, and
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Clothing - Costume
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Fashion
- Film
- Jazz (Music)
- Motown (Music)
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.64.4
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1780c37-054b-4deb-a565-3b6d9d34f983
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