This cream headpiece with goggles and rhinestone decorations is part of a costume worn by André De Shields as the Wizard in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.8.3
TheThis helmet headpiece is part of a costume worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The base of the headpiece is a gray twill canvas skullcap with a neckband and a chin strap. Attached to the crown…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.7.1.1ab
This cream headpiece with rhinestone decorations is part of a costume worn in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that form a skullcap.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.13
This teal and silver jacket is part of a costume worn by Clarice Taylor as Addaperle in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The long sleeve jacket is made from a synthetic teal fiber with supplemental warps that form a satin…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.10.2
This jumpsuit is part of a costume worn by Wendy Edmead as a Quadling in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The jumpsuit is made from a diaphanous, coral-colored synthetic fabric. The bodice of the jumpsuit and its…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.12
This cream jumpsuit with silver rhinestone decorations is part of a costume worn by André De Shields as The Wizard in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The jumpsuit is a full-length garment with bell-bottom flared pant…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.8.1
This left leg armor is part of a costume worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The object consists of a cuisse that covers the thigh portion of the leg, and a greave that covers the shin of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.7.1.4
This oil can güira prop is part of a costume used by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. It is a cylindrical tube of sheet metal with cone-shaped pieces soldered onto each long end. A rectangular…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.7.4
This right leg armor is part of a costume worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The object consists of a cuisse that covers the thigh portion of the leg and a greave that covers the shin of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.7.1.5
This pair of sabatons tap shoes are part of a costume worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. Sabatons are armored shoes worn with a suit of armor to protect the feet. These ankle-length costume…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.7.2ab
Light green wool twill cropped vest with fur-trimmed armholes worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues." The vest has an open shawl collar with pointed lapels. The proper right front crosses…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.64.4.2
A costume bodysuit worn by an unidentified man for the En Vogue music video “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992). This is a full bodysuit made of a stretchy, silver metallic fabric. The suit fully covers the wearer's head, hands and feet. Like a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.189.7
This costume worn by Beyoncé as Deena Jones in the film Dreamgirls (2006) consisting of a black cardigan with attached dickie (.1), a brown plaid skirt (.2), and a yellow and white chiffon scarf (.3). The top (.1) consists of a black deep v-neck knit…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.118.2.1-.3
This costume worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013) consists of a straw hat (.1), a shirt (.2), a vest (.3), a neckerchief (.4), pants (.5), and a pair of brogan shoes (.6ab).
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.158.2
A costume worn by Cindy Herron of En Vogue for the music video "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) comprised of a red dress (.1), a bra (.2), a pair of elbow-length black gloves (.3), and a pair of black heels (.4ab). Dress (.1): A red halter neck…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.189.2.1-.4ab
A costume worn by Cindy Herron of En Vogue for the music video “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992) comprised of a dress (.1), a bra (.2), a pair of bikini briefs (.3), and a pair of shoes (.4ab). Dress (.1): Mini-length shift dress made of small…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.189.11.1-.4ab
A costume worn by Dawn Robinson of En Vogue for the music video "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) comprised of a red dress (.1), a bra (.2), and a pair of elbow-length black gloves (.3ab). There are no shoes included with this outfit. Dress (.1): A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.189.4.1-.3ab
A costume worn by Dawn Robinson of En Vogue for the music video “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992) comprised of a dress (.1), a bra (.2), a pair of bikini briefs (.3), and a pair of shoes (.4ab). Dress (.1): Mini-length shift dress made of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.189.8.1-.4ab
A copper and silver satin theatrical dress. The bodice is made from three bias cut satin pieces, one for the front and two for the back. The bodice features a V-neckline and drop waist. There are two vertical shaping darts near the straps, measuring 2.5".…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.686
A costume comprised of a teal dress (.1), a light green vest (.2), and a light green hat (.3) worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues".
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.64.4
This costume, a dress and matching shorts, was worn by Flip Wilson as the character Geraldine Jones. The dress (a) is crushed velvet, and is tie-dyed in orange, purple, pink, and red on an off-white background. The bodice and sleeves of the dress are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.127.1ab
This dance costume consists of a dark teal hooded tunic shirt (.1) and a pair of silver leggings (.2) worn by Khalilah Amin during a spring recital for Studio A Dance Academy at Morgan State University. The shirt (.1) is made from a dark teal cotton,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.132.1-.2
A costume consisting of a dress (.1) and shoes (.2) worn by Lupita Nyong'o as the character Patsey in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The dress is designed and weathered to resemble an early 19th century Regency era gown that survived until the 1840s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.158.1
A costume worn by Maxine Jones of En Vogue for the music video "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) comprised of a red dress (.1), a bra (.2), a pair of elbow-length black gloves (.3), and a pair of black stiletto heels (.4ab). Dress (.1): A red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.189.1.1-.4ab
