Costume gown, petticoat, and jacket for Addaperle in The Wiz on Broadway

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Object Details

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

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

Date

1975

Object number

2007.3.10

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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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Collection title

Black Fashion Museum Collection

Classification

Clothing - Costume

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Clothing and dress

Costume

Musical Theatre

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5960aea13-1a92-4e9c-8050-544fcdd5d0ac

Record ID

nmaahc_2007.3.10