Object Details
user
Davis, Miles
maker
Versace, Gianni
Description (Brief)
This custom jacket was made by Versace in Italy, circa 1991, for American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis (1926 - 1991).
Davis wore this jacket during his performance with Quincy Jones for the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, in 1991. Davis’ collaboration with Jones was one of his last performances and was a return to performing songs arranged by Gil Evans, that were featured on his albums from the 1950s, Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, and Sketches of Spain.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Miles Davis Properties
date made
1991
ID Number
2006.0049.01
accession number
2006.0049
catalog number
2006.0049.01
Object Name
jacket
Physical Description
fabric (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 30 in x 10 in x 24 in; 76.2 cm x 25.4 cm x 60.96 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Jazz
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1304663