Object Details
- Designed by
- Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Description
- Blue denim short-sleeved jacket designed by Arthur McGee. The jacket has a standard collar and thin lapels. It is open down the center front with no closure method. The sleeves end just above the elbow with a decorative seam sewn around the end to create the illusion of cuffs. Two (2) deep pockets with asymmetrical openings having one rounded corner are sewn one at each front side chest. There is a vent at the center back waist. The jacket is not lined and there are no labels.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- mid 20th-late 20th century
- Object number
- 2007.3.56.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- jackets
- Medium
- cotton denim
- Dimensions
- H x W (flat): 26 × 16 in. (66 × 40.6 cm)
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2007.3.56.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5207a5a1d-db6a-461b-8a49-b658c53b8bbf
