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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Joseph Asagai in A Raisin in the Sun

1983-1986

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Joseph Asagai in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his hands hanging behind his sides. He wears a gray long-sleeved cardigan over a white and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.23
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Karl Lindner in A Raisin in the Sun

1983-1986

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Karl Lindner in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand hanging at his side and his right hand holding a black briefcase. He wears a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.26
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Maria in Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Maria in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a woman standing with her left hand on her hip and her right hand hanging behind her side. She wears a white hat with a wide brim and a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.6
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Nelson in Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Nelson in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand hanging behind his right side. He wears a mustard yellow derby hat with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.8
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Peter in Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Peter in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a standing man with a thick mustache and wearing brown round-rimmed glasses. He also wears a gray slouch hat with a yellow hat band, a white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.9
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume drawing by Judy Dearing for an unidentified female character in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a woman standing with her hands clasped in front of her waist. She wears a yellow straw hat with a wide brim and a gray gingham shirt…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.10
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for an unidentified female character in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a standing woman wearing a bronze-toned knee-length sheath dress with full-length sleeves. The dress has a wrap front bodice…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.12
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for an unidentified male character in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a standing man wearing a powder blue single-breasted jacket and matching trousers, a light gray dress shirt, a blue and red…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.13
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for an unidentified female character in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a woman standing with her left hand hanging behind her skirt and her right hand in her dress pocket. She wears a cream…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.7
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Robbins in Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Robbins in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a man standing with his hands hanging behind his sides. He wears a brown derby hat with a black hatband, brown round-rimmed glasses, a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.11
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Robbins in Porgy and Bess

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Robbins in the musical Porgy and Bess. The drawing depicts a standing man with brown round-rimmed glasses and a thin mustache. He wears a brown derby hat with a gray hatband, a mustard yellow…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.14
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the USO band in Swinging on a Star

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the USO Band characters in the musical Swinging on a Star. The drawing depicts a standing man wearing a black single-breasted jacket and pants, a white vest, a white dress shirt, a black bowtie, and black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.18
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Historical photographs & visual records

Costume Detail, Ilo Masquerade, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Costume Detail, Ilo Masquerade, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0202
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Historical photographs & visual records

Costume (detail) sewn by Lawrence Ajanaku, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1974

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Cataloged as “Costume (detail) sewn by Lawrence Ajanaku, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2717
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun

1983-1986

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character George Murchison in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man with hair cropped short standing with his hands in his pants pockets. He wears a single-breasted…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.2
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun

1983-1986

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character George Murchison in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand at his side and his right hand in his pant pocket. He wears a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.25
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Satchmo: America's Musical Legend

1987

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for an unidentified male character in the musical Satchmo: America's Musical Legend. The drawing depicts a standing man with a mustache wearing a brown fedora hat with a dark brown hat band, a brown plaid…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.20
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Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Selig in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

1992-1993

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Rutherford Selig in the August Wilson play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The drawing depicts a standing man wearing a dark gray tall derby hat with a black hatband, a gray pinstriped single-breasted…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.21
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Seth Holly in Joe Turner's Come and Gone

1992-1993

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Seth Holly in the August Wilson play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The drawing depicts a standing man wearing a dark gray houndstooth single-breasted jacket and coordinating trousers, a white dress…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.22
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire

1993

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Stanley Kowalski in the play A Streetcar Named Desire. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand behind his side and holding a rectangular toolbox in his right hand. He wears light gray…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.16
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for The Homeless Man in Swinging on a Star

1995

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character The Homeless Man in the musical revue Swinging on a Star. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand behind his back. He wears a grey newsboy cap, a light brown single-breasted coat with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.4
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for the Moving Men in A Raisin in the Sun

1983-1986

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A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the characters Moving Men in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand hanging at his side and his right hand in his waist pocket. The man wears a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.128.24
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Costume dress and belt for Dorothy in The Wiz on Broadway

1975

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This dress and belt were worn by Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The short-sleeved off-white cotton dress (a) falls just above the knee and has a circle skirt with a flounce. The v-neck…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.6ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Costume dress for Lady in Orange from for colored girls... on Broadway

1976-1978

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Sleeveless dress costume for the character Lady in Orange from the original Broadway production of Ntozake Shange's choreopoem "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf." The dress is made from orange satin synthetic fabric…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.37
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