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
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
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
Sleeveless dress costume for the character Lady in Purple 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 purple satin synthetic fabric…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.36
Sleeveless dress costume worn by Trazana Beverley for the character Lady in Red 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 red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.35
Teal twill wool long-sleeved mid-calf length dress worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues." The dress has a mock turtleneck and no waist seam, but center front and back seams. There are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.64.4.1
This dress was worn by dancer Debra Winters on the television show Soul Train in 1987. The dress is made from a synthetic knit stretch fabric with a printed design of geometric shapes in pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple on a black ground. The dress is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.229
A full man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The costume is gold, with elaborately beaded pieces in a red, white, blue, and yellow design. It is trimmed all the way around in a row of yellow feathers, red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.140
Costume for the character Black Panther worn by Chadwick Boseman in the Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther movies. The costume includes five (5) parts- a bodysuit (.1abc), helmet (.2), hood (.3), two gloves (.4ab), and two boots (.5ab). The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.39.1.1abc-.5ab
This costume is comprised of two (2) pieces, a gown and an accompanying headdress, worn by Dee Dee Bridgewater as the character Glinda in the Broadway production of "The Wiz".
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.11
A costume for the production Grind worn by Ben Vereen. The costume consists of a tailcoat, waistcoat, pants, and suspenders. The blue tailcoat is made of silk satin (a). It has a single notched peaked lapel with blue, teal, and purple sequins embellished…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.677a-d
This costume is comprised of four (4) pieces, a jumpsuit (.1), a cape (.2), a headpiece (.3), and a pair of boots (.4ab) worn by André De Shields as The Wizard in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.8
This costume was worn by Tiger Haynes as Tin Man in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. It consists of a headpiece (.1.1), cuirass (.1.2), left arm and right arm armor and arm harness (.1.3abc), left leg armor (.1.4), right leg…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.7
A yellow jump suit that is part of a Yellow Brick Road costume worn in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The sleeveless costume is made of cotton voided velveteen creating vertical lines. It has a round neckline with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.132
This teal and blue floor-length gown and purple petticoat are part of a costume worn by Clarice Taylor as Addaperle in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The sleeveless gown (a) has a fitted bodice and a full skirt with a ruffled…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.10.1ab
This gown and petticoat are part of a costume worn by Mabel King as Evillene in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The floor-length gown (a) is made from a black synthetic fiber and has a bejeweled open-neck bodice, puffed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.9ab
This gown with a full train is part of a costume worn by Dee Dee Bridgewater as the character Glinda in the Broadway production of "The Wiz". The gown has exaggerated medieval trumpet sleeves, and the train is heavily gathered in the back with a ruffled…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.11.1
This costume is comprised of three (3) pieces, a teal and blue gown, a petticoat, and a matching jacket worn by Clarice Taylor as Addaperle in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.10
Light green wool twill hat lined in teal synthetic twill with a brown fur band worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues." The hat is sewn so that it tilts at an angle down to the proper right.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.64.4.3
This headdress is part of a costume worn by Dee Dee Bridgewater as the character Glinda in the Broadway production of "The Wiz". Twelve (12) synthetic straw braids are affixed to a brown synthetic fabric skullcap lined with a black synthetic lining fabric.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.11.2
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
