Crop top worn on Soul Train by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Edith Lynn Pickens, American
label: Subject of
content: Soul Train, American, 1971 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and floral print crop top was worn as part of a costume, with a pair of white bell bottom pants and a blue leather belt, by dancer Edith Lynn Pickens on the television show "Soul Train" in the 1970s.
label: Description
content: The body of the crop top is a dark blue heavy knit material, trimmed at the neckline, armholes and waist. The crop top has a faux blouse sewn into the neckline and sleeves. The blouse collar and sleeves are made from a synthetic material in a bold floral pattern of light and dark blues. The shirt sleeves are cuffed, with one (1) light blue button on each sleeve cuff. Fragments remain of the manufacturer's labels that were sewn into the interior collar of the blouse segment but have been cut out.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Television
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 Edith Lynn Pickens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.17.1
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
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: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 23 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 7 in. (59.1 × 31.1 cm)