Ensemble associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert
date: label: Date
content: 1939; modified 1993
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993
notes: label: Caption
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.27.2
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: skirts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Jacket: silk, metal, thread, sequin;
label: Medium
content: Skirt: nylon velveteen, tulle, metal, cloth
label: Dimensions
content: Jacket on form: 26 × 23 × 19 in. (66 × 58.4 × 48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Skirt on form: 44 × 36 × 38 in. (111.8 × 91.4 × 96.5 cm)