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    Black beaded dress designed by Zelda Wynn and worn by Ella Fitzgerald

    Designed by
    Wynn, Zelda, American, 1905 - 2001
    Worn by
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    Date
    late 1940s
    Medium
    synthetic fiber, velvet, glass beads, plastic sequins, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W: 46 x 20 in. (116.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Description
    This black beaded full-length gown was designed by Zelda Wynn and worn by Ella Fitzgerald. The dress is made from black synthetic crepe fabric that is hand beaded with black glass seed and bugle beads, and black sequins in a floral vine design. The bodice is short-sleeved and has a scoop neck in the front and a V-neck in the back. There is a metal zipper in the center back that goes to the hip, and a hook-and-eye at the top of the zipper. The gown has a princess cut waist, but there is no seam at the waist. The gown has a column skirt with a slit on the proper right side that is 24 1/2" high and contains a rounded hem. At the top of the slit, there is a pre-tied black velvet bow that is sewn to the dress.
    The dress is fully lined with a black synthetic fabric, except at the bottom of the sleeves. The hem of the sleeves, the interior neck line, and the skirt hem are finished with black ribbon. The designer label on the interior proper left back of the bodice is cream with black embroidered text and reads: "Zelda Wynn / NEW YORK, N.Y."
    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Type
    gowns
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Fashion design
    Jazz (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Ella Fitzgerald
    Object number
    2010.20.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7c43cfa-830c-466b-8655-9a88ab9bbb42
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    Yellow cocktail dress designed by Don Loper and worn by Ella Fitzgerald

    Designed by
    Loper, Don, American, 1906 - 1972
    Worn by
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    Date
    1950s
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    silk, rayon, and foil cloth, silk chiffon, silk satin, synthetic fiber, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W: 38 x 21 in. (96.5 x 53.3 cm)
    Description
    This yellow and orange cocktail dress was designed by Don Loper and worn by Ella Fitzgerald. The bodice of the dress is fitted with a sweetheart neckline and spaghetti straps. It is made from a yellow, white, and silver metallic woven floral design. The bodice ends at the hip with a knee-length circle skirt below it. The skirt is made from two (2) layers of marigold colored silk chiffon with an underskirt made from a chartreuse synthetic fabric. The dress closes at the center back with a metal zipper that extends from the top of the bodice to below the hip, with top layer of the chiffon skirt slit and finished with a rolled hem, but not attached to the zipper. There is one (1) metal hook at the top of the zipper that attaches around a yellow thread loop and one (1) hook and thread loop closure at the bottom of the bodice.
    The interior of the bodice is lined with cream silk satin. The seams of the bodice are pressed open and pinked. Cream woven tape is sewn to the side of each shaping seam with boning inside the tape, twelve (12) in total. At the center front an additional length of boning encased in orange rayon fabric is attached between the breasts. Sweat guards are whip stitched at both underarms. The guard on the proper left side has a white plastic side and a plain cotton side while the guard on the proper right side has two plain cotton sides. The skirt has no additional lining beneath the chartreuse underskirt.
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    cocktail dresses
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Costume design
    Jazz (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Ella Fitzgerald
    Object number
    2010.20.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd552f788e5-8aa5-4983-b09b-77d5fc1eef3a
  • A lobby card for the movie St. Louis Blues

    Published by
    Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912
    Subject of
    Cole, Nat King, American, 1919 - 1965
    Kitt, Eartha, American, 1927 - 2008
    Bailey, Pearl, American, 1918 - 1990
    Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    Jackson, Mahalia, American, 1911 - 1972
    Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
    Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970
    Handy, W.C., American, 1873 - 1958
    Date
    1958
    Medium
    ink on poster board
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A lobby card for the movie St. Louis Blues. The card features a depiction of four cast members on the right: Barney Bigard, Nat "King" Cole, Eartha Kitt, and Cab Calloway. To the left of that image is a red square with the title: [St. Louis Blues] inside, and below the title a list of film credits.
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Blues (Music)
    Film
    Musical films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.34.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1958 Paramount Pictures. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58811b3c6-a8d3-445f-9e2a-faa242299249
  • Ella Fitzgerald, 1978

    Photograph by
    Spitzer, David D., American
    Subject of
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 13/16 x 9 1/2 in. (35.1 x 24.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 11/16 in. (35.1 x 27.1 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Ella Fitzgerald on stage in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She stands in a spotlight on stage just in front of a piano. She is wearing a floor length black dress and is holding a corded microphone in her left hand.
    Place captured
    Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
    Object number
    2012.164.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    © David D. Spitzer
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d85d546-06c8-468f-9727-e148e7dfd62a
  • Mix Pictorial Magazine vol. 1 no. 3

    Published by
    Mix Publishing Company, American
    Edited by
    Little, Morris G.
    Chaney, Arthur
    Photograph by
    Davenport, Oscar P. Jr.
    Subject of
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, American, founded 1933
    Date
    October 1939
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 11 × 8 5/8 × 1/8 in. (28 × 21.9 × 0.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 11 × 17 1/4 × 1/16 in. (28 × 43.8 × 0.2 cm)
    Description
    Mix Pictorial Magazine, vol. 1 no. 3, featuring three (3) black-and-white photographs on the front cover. The top fourth of the front cover is the masthead. The masthead is in a black field with the magazine title in white text that reads, [MIX], on the left in a stylized font, and [Pictorial Magazine] on the right. Just below is the magazine’s subtitle, [Voice of the Nation's Mixologist], printed in black text over a narrow white stripe above two (2) black lines. Below is a white field with the main cover line, [The Winners! / (SEE CENTER PAGES)] printed in black ink and the magazine date and price, [October] and [15¢] printed in white in a black rectangular illustration featuring a dog and a pumpkin. To the left and below the cover line are three (3) black-and-white photographs printed in two (2) black circles and a square. In the top left corner is a circular shaped photograph of a woman holding a trophy and flowers. Three (3) men and a woman standing next to the woman with the flowers. Below, on the left, is a square shaped photograph of two (2) men and two (2) women standing closely together. Below, to the right, is a circular shaped photograph of a woman holding a trophy and flowers. To her right are two (2) women. Along the bottom edge is a narrow black field with white text that reads, [Theatrical Society Radio Sport] with star symbols in front of each word. Along the right edge of the front cover of the magazine is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To my future / Laura / Richard / Hughes]. The back cover also features three (3) black-and-white photographs printed in two (2) circles and a square. In the top left corner is a circular shaped photograph of six (6) men. Below is a caption title that reads, [MAKING DANCE PLANS]. In the top right corner is a square shaped photograph of men and women seated at a long table. Below is a caption title that reads, [“TAKING ON A FEED”]. In the bottom left corner is a circular shaped photograph of a man and a woman embracing. Above is a caption title that reads, [NOTED “PRO’ IN TOWN]. The bottom right corner features an advertisement for Hyde Park beer. The interior pages features black-and-white text, photographs, and illustrations. This magazine issue is twenty-five (25) pages including the interior page of the back cover.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Business
    Entertainers
    Fashion
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Musicians
    Nightlife
    Recreation
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.273
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd570a2c1d8-9765-462f-aee7-bdd90d7087a9
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Photograph by
    McNeill, Robert H., American, 1917 - 2005
    Subject of
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    Unidentified
    Club Bali, American, founded 1943
    Date
    1930s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Ella Fitzgerald and an unidentified person dressed as the Philip Morris Mascot at Club Bali. Fitzgerald is holding a microphone stand and looking to her proper right. She is wearing a dress with a flower design down the front. The Phillip Morris Mascot is wearing a Philip Morris uniform with a badge on the chest that reads: [Call for / Philip Morris].
    Place depicted
    14th and T Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Robert McNeill Photographs
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Advertising
    Entertainers
    Local and regional
    Nightlife
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company, © Robert H. McNeill
    Object number
    2014.276.2.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert H. McNeill. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd586cc4f04-c780-494f-b33f-4b9b55839092
  • Program for Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic

    Subject of
    Granz, Norman, 1918 - 2001
    Signed by
    Brown, Lawrence, American, 1907 - 1988
    Gonsalves, Paul, American, 1920 - 1974
    Herbie Jones, American, 1926 - 2001
    Mercer Ellington, American, 1919 - 1996
    Anderson, William Alonzo, American, 1916 - 1981
    Hayes, Louis, American, born 1937
    Oscar Peterson, Canadian, 1925 - 2007
    Terry, Clark, American, born 1920
    Sims, John Haley, American, 1925 - 1985
    Woodyard, Sam, American, 1925 - 1988
    Jones, Sam, American, 1924 - 1981
    Hayes, Louis, American, born 1937
    Hawkins, Coleman, American, 1904 - 1969
    Bob Cranshaw, American, born 1932
    Jimmy Jones, American, 1918 - 1982
    Carter, Benny, American, 1907 - 2003
    Subject of
    Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
    Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996
    Date
    1967
    Medium
    ink on paper, cardboard, metal
    Dimensions
    closed: 14 × 11 1/8 × 1/8 in. (35.6 × 28.3 × 0.3 cm)
    open: 14 × 22 1/4 × 1/8 in. (35.6 × 56.5 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A paperback program for Jazz at the Philharmonic. Front cover is an abstract depiction of a figure in red playing a trumpet, with [NORMAN GRANZ'] coming out of the bell of the trumpet, with an abstract depiction of a building in green in the background, with [JAZZ / AT THE / PHILHARMONIC] in black aligned to the right at the center. There is an oval orange sticker reading [DO NOT REMOVE / FROM THIS / WAITING ROOM] in black type in the bottom right corner of the front cover. Twelve (12) interior pages, off-white or various colors, with black type, with black-and-white images and depictions throughout. Interior pages have images and articles about Ella Fitzergerald, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, and Norman Granz. It also includes images, many of them autographed, of Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Cat Anderson, Louis Hayes, Sam Jones, Sam Woodyard, Bob Cranshaw, Jimmy Jones; and signatures of Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Cat Anderson, Louis Hayes, Oscar Peterson, Sam Jones, Coleman Hawkins, Sam Woodyard, Bob Cranshaw, Jimmy Jones, Benny Carter, Clark Terry, and Zoot Sims. Back cover is blank.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
    Object number
    2014.3.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57243dd95-0260-480f-b889-51b67f8abc67
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