Shoes, worn by Celia Cruz
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1992
name: label: wearer
content: Cruz, Celia
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: These custom-made, gold vinyl platform shoes made by Miguel Nieto, were worn by Afro-Cuban vocalist Celia Cruz, known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa." Cruz's shoes, costumes, and her singing have always had a strong connection. Born one of 14 children to a poor family from Havana, Cuba, Cruz earned her first pair of shoes by singing to a tourist who bought them for her. She helped usher in the popularity of salsa music in the 1970’s. In 1997, at a ceremony honoring her 50-year musical career, Cruz donated her stage costume--shoes and all--to the Smithsonian.
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Celia Cruz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0291.02
label: accession number
content: 1997.0291
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0291.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shoes, pair of
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: vinyl; leather; rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 cm x 9 cm x 22 cm; 6 11/16 in x 3 9/16 in x 8 11/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 5/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 9 in; 16.8275 cm x 8.255 cm x 22.86 cm