- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Designed by
- Mackie, Bob, American, born 1940
- Aghayan, Ray, Iranian American, born 1934
- Koch, Norma, American, 1898 - 1979
- Worn by
- Ross, Diana, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- wool twill, synthetic fiber, and fur
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/4 × 10 × 10 in. (13.3 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- Light green wool twill hat lined in teal synthetic twill with a brown fur band worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in the Paramount Pictures produced 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues." The hat is sewn so that it tilts at an angle down to the proper right. There are three red thread X's sewn in the lining to mark the center front. The teal lining and fur are hand sewn to form the hat, though the light green wool is machine pieced.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Costume design
- Design
- Fashion
- Film
- Jazz (Music)
- Motown (Music)
- Musical films
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.64.4.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.