Tennis Jacket worn by Renee Richards as a member of the New Orleans Sunbelt Nets

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3D Model
Renee Richards jacket
Renee Richards jacket

Object Details

user

Richards, Renee

Description

Blue, white and red "Fila" brand jacket, worn by Dr. Renee Richards (b.1934) as a member of the New Orleans Sunbelt Nets during the 1978 World Team Tennis season. Richards played mixed-doubles alongside NBA star John Lucas for the Nets. Prior to joining the WTT tour, Richards had become the first woman to compete in the US Open after having male to female sexual reassignment surgery (1977.)

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1978

ID Number

2019.0288.01

catalog number

2019.0288.01

accession number

2019.0288

Object Name

jacket

jacket, tennis

tennis jacket

Physical Description

fabric (overall material)

metal (zipper and snaps material)

felt (lettering material)

Measurements

overall: 24 in x 27 in; 60.96 cm x 68.58 cm

associated place

United States: Louisiana, New Orleans

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Tennis

Transgender

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-2540-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1969723