Track suit jacket worn by Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester on Glee
date: label: date made
content: around 2010
name: label: wearer
content: Lynch, Jane
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Track suit jacket, part of an outfit worn by Jane Lynch in the role of Sue Sylvester on the television series Glee. The brown synthetic fabric jacket has two red fabric stripes sewn up each arm from wrist to its elastic collar. The front of the jacket has a zipper closure and expansion panels of fabric sewn on each side under the arms. The back of the jacket has a cape-like fabric vent sewn at its shoulders. Lynch wore this outfit in episode 601 of the series, titled "Loser Like Me," which aired January 9, 2015.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Glee was an American comedy-musical-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. The series, which originally aired on Fox from 2009 to 2015, told the story of The New Directions, a glee club comprised of a diverse group of students at the fictional McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. Episodes chronicled the group’s journey to success in show choir competition while navigating interpersonal conflicts, overcoming the challenges of high school life, and grappling with issues of identity. Over the course of six seasons, Glee became a popular hit, especially among preteen and teen fans who referred to themselves as “Gleeks”. The show received generally positive reviews from critics, especially for its deliberate and sensitive treatment of issues of identity, race, sexuality, and bullying. Cast recordings of popular songs performed on the show sold millions of copies around the world, especially as digital singles, and inspired karaoke and home video game releases as well. The series won numerous awards including the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, multiple Emmy Awards for individual performances, and a Peabody Award in 2009.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Lynch portrayed Sue Sylvester, coach of the McKinley cheerleading squad The Cheerios, throughout the series’ six seasons. The primary antagonist of the New Directions members, Sylvester schemes to sabotage and undermine the glee club while advocating for her cheerleaders. Sylvester demeans members of the New Directions with her vicious one liners, terrorizing students with both verbal and emotional abuse. However, over the course of the series, Sylvester's character arc bent towards allyship and advocacy as viewers learned of her relationship with her sister Jean and student Becky, both of whom have down syndrome. Later, Sue fights on behalf of her colleague who was a victim of domestic violence and gay characters who are victims of homophobia. Lynch won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in the role, which Entertainment Weekly writer Ken Tucker called "the greatest Broadway-musical villain to ever co-star in a TV series."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0127.06.01
label: accession number
content: 2021.0127
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0127.06.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jacket
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic; metal (zipper material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 in x 21 in; 73.66 cm x 53.34 cm