Denim bucket hat worn by Jimmie Walker as J.J. Evans on Good Times

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Object Details

Designed by

Rita Riggs, American, born 1930

Manufactured by

Cali-Fame of Los Angeles, Inc., American, founded 1925

Worn by

Jimmie Walker, American, born 1947

Description

Blue denim bucket hat with quilted brim worn by Jimmie Walker as the character James "JJ" Evans Jr. on the television show "Good Times." The interior of the cap portion is not lined, though the seams are covered in black twill tape. There is an interior hat band of black synthetic lining material. A white clothing tag with brown printed text is sewn at the center back of the interior band that reads: "Cali-Fame / of / Los Angeles / XL".

Credit Line

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

Date

1974-1979

Object number

2014.26.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

hats

Medium

cotton denim, twill tape, and synthetic fiber

Dimensions

H x W x D (On form): 9 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 10 in. (23.5 × 24.8 × 25.4 cm)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Costume

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Clothing and dress

Comedy

Costume

Costume design

Design

Families

Sitcoms

Stereotypes

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3f7e6cd-9ea1-48e2-9d1e-146e37c4493d

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.26.1