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Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Satchmo: America's Musical Legend

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995

    Description

    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for an unidentified male character in the musical Satchmo: America's Musical Legend. The drawing depicts a standing man with a mustache wearing a brown fedora hat with a dark brown hat band, a brown plaid three-piece suit, a white dress shirt, a maroon tie with green polka dots, and dark brown wingtip shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. Handwritten in blue ink in the lower left facing corner is the text "Satchmo / Judy Dearing" with the lower line being Dearing's signature. The reverse is blank.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1987

    Object number

    2014.128.20

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    design drawings

    Medium

    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 13 5/8 × 11 in. (34.6 × 27.9 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Art
    Costume
    Costume design
    Design
    Jazz (Music)
    Musical Theatre

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d74939d9-a040-48b1-8763-f9837b2134da

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.128.20

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