<I>Hello, Dolly</I> Dress
date: label: Date made
content: 1994
name: label: wearer
content: Channing, Carol
label: maker
content: Grace Costumes
label: designer
content: Wittop, Freddy
notes: label: Description
content: One of the most distinctive comediennes of her generation, Carol Channing (b. 1921) catapulted to stardom as the baby-voiced heroine of the musical <I>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</I>(1949). Nearly two decades later, her performance as the resourceful Dolly Gallagher Levi in <I>Hello, Dolly!</I> (1964) reaffirmed her standing as a theatrical superstar. Her return to the role of Dolly in various revivals of the show has made the part undoubtedly hers. This red satin, sequin-bedecked costume, designed by Freddy Wittop, was worn by Channing in the vibrant production number built around the show's title song.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Musical Theater
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clothing & Accessories
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Manny Kladitis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0232.01
label: accession number
content: 1997.0232
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0232.27
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: satin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 155 cm x 75 cm; 61 in x 29 1/2 in