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    Costume boots for the Wizard in The Wiz on Broadway, worn by Carl Hall

    Designed by
    Holder, Geoffrey, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
    Created by
    Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961
    Worn by
    Hall, Carl, American, died 1999
    Subject of
    Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
    Date
    ca. 1977
    Medium
    leather, wood, paint, and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (left (a)): 10 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 11 in. (26.7 × 8.9 × 27.9 cm)
    H x W x D (right (b)): 10 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 11 in. (26.7 × 8.9 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    This pair of white ankle-length platform boots are part of a costume worn by Carl Hall as the Wizard in the broadway musical "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The boots are made from leather that is painted white. They have a rounded toe and a decorative seam along the top of the toe box that extends up the front of the ankle. The boots close at the inner side of each ankle with a metal zipper that has a long shoe string knotted as a pull tab. The wooden platforms are also painted white, with the foot platform measuring 1 1/2 inches and the heel platform measuring 3 inches. Black rubber non-skid soles are adhered to the bottoms of each platform. The word "Wiz" is handwritten in black ink on the bottom of the rubber sole of the foot on both boots. "Hall" is handwritten in purple ink on the arch of the sole of both boots.
    Place used
    New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Black Fashion Museum Collection
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    boots
    Topic
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Musical Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
    Object number
    2007.3.8.4ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
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    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51a4e589c-f793-437b-b8ff-0f4134754bed
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