Suit Jacket, worn by Ella Fitzgerald

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Object Details

advertiser

American Express Company

wearer

Fitzgerald, Ella

designer

Loper, Don

Description

Made of red fabric, with a zip-front with six decorative buttons. This jacket is from the ensemble worn by jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, in an American Express Card advertisement, photographed by Annie Liebovitz. There is a maker’s label:

DON LOPER
OF CALIFORNIA

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

ID Number

1996.0342.006

accession number

1996.0342

catalog number

1996.0342.006

Object Name

suit jacket

Physical Description

fabric (overall material)

metal (zipper material)

Measurements

overall: 21 5/8 in x 24 1/4 in x 2 in; 54.9275 cm x 61.595 cm x 5.08 cm

overall, mounted: 39 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in x 9 in; 100.33 cm x 52.07 cm x 22.86 cm

place made

United States: California, Beverly Hills

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Clothing & Accessories

Jazz

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5adc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1190756