Object Details
designer
Johnston, Joanna
Powell, Anthony
Johnston, Joanna
Powell, Anthony
hat maker
Herbert Johnson
designer (original)
Landis, Deborah Nadoolman
Description
This fedora-style hat was worn by Harrison Ford as the title character in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The hat was designed by Anthony Powell and Joanna Johnston, the film's costume designers, based on Deborah Nadoolman Landis' original hat design for Raiders of the Lost Ark, and made by Herbert Johnson Hatters in London. The felt hat has a silk grosgrain band and a leather sweatband with the initials IJ printed on it in gold lettering.
Filmmaker George Lucas conceived of Indiana Jones as a globe-trekking archeologist to pay homage to classic Hollywood adventure films. Jones is a reluctant hero who finds himself fighting evil-doers while seeking to preserve cultural heritage. The Indiana Jones series, directed by Steven Spielberg, is among the most successful movie franchises in American history.
Credit Line
Gift of Harrison Ford and Lucasfilm Ltd.
date made
1988
ID Number
1989.0323.02
accession number
1989.0323
catalog number
1989.0323.02
Object Name
Hat
Physical Description
felt (overall material)
silk (band material)
leather (sweatband material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in; 20.32 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, London, City of London
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Movies
Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
Movie Collection
Exhibition
Entertainment Nation
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Motion Pictures
Entertainment, Film
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1322673