Ann Miller Posing with Her Shoes

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Object Details

Author

Ploskonka, Jeffrey

Subject

Miller, Ann 1923-

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Notes

Featured in TORCH, January 1985

Summary

Ann Miller posing with her gold slippers (nicknamed "Joe and Moe") which she donated to National Museum of American History's entertainment collection in November 15, 1984. Miller has worn the slippers "off and on" since 1939, in films such as "Easter Parade," and "Kiss Me Kate," on Broadway in "Mame," and "Sugar Babies," and to do 500 taps per minute for "Ripley's Believe It or Not.''

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 371 Box 4 Folder January 1985

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1984

Standard number

84-15191-34

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Person, candid

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Celebrities and Dignitaries

Women

Gifts

Shoes

Celebrities

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_8911