Ensemble associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The skirt and the decorative trim on the orange jacket were worn by Marian Anderson in 1939 when she sang at the Lincoln Memorial. In 1993, with Anderson’s permission, the original velvet jacket was remade using silk fabric. This is a virtual record for the orange tailored silk shantung jacket and black velvet skirt worn by Marian Anderson at her Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939.

Catalog date

1939; modified 1993

Recorded places

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Civil Rights; Classical (Music); Clothing and dress; Fashion; Local and regional

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