Jacket associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert
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Object Details
- Designed by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993
- Caption
- The jacket’s original fabric was replaced in 1993 with a different fabric of the same color. The trim and buttons are part of the original garment.
- Description
- An orange tailored silk shantung top decorated with beads and sequins worn by Marian Anderson at her Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939. The jacket's silk material is iridescent with yellow undertones. Down the front of the jacket are 10 covered buttons. The buttons are detailed with gold sequins surrounding turquoise beads and the sleeves are puffed out below the elbow and tapered and tight at the cuff. The edging at the collar, bottom of the jacket, shoulders, outside arms, and cuffs is detailed trim with geometric patterning featuring sequins and small tourquoise beads.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
- 1939; modified 1993
- Object number
- 2014.27.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- jackets
- Medium
- silk, metal, thread, sequin
- Dimensions
- Form: 26 x 23 x 19 in. (66 x 58.4 x 48.3 cm)
- L x W (Flat with sleeves): 26 x 15 3/4 in. (66 x 40 cm)
- L x W (Flat without sleeves): 22 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (57.2 x 40 cm)
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Classical (Music)
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Local and regional
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.27.2.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5692e673d-3ba5-4532-a1b5-35b623891f26
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