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Costume gown, petticoat, and jacket for Addaperle in The Wiz on Broadway
Object Details
- Description
- This costume is comprised of three (3) pieces, a teal and blue gown, a petticoat, and a matching jacket worn by Clarice Taylor as Addaperle in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway.
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1975
- Object number
- 2007.3.10
- Designed by
- Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
- Created by
- Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961
- Worn by
- Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- ensembles (costume)
- Medium
- Gown: synthetic fiber, satin, velvet, net, and metal
- Petticoat: synthetic fiber
- Jacket: synthetic fiber, satin, velvet, sequins, rhinestones, and metal
- Place used
- New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Costume
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Musical Theatre
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2007.3.10
- Usage
- CC0
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