On View
Taking the Stage Gallery
Exhibition
Taking the Stage
Designed by
June
Mr. Marcus
Worn by
Julien, Max, American, 1933 - 2022
Date
1973
Medium
leather and snakeskin
Dimensions
H x W: 46 × 65 1/2 in. (116.8 × 166.4 cm)
Caption
This cape coat was worn by Max Julien in the 1973 film The Mack. The Mack was directed by Michael Campus and tells the story of a pimp, Goldie Mickens, who grows an underworld empire in Oakland, California. One of the most influential films of the blaxploitation era, the film starred Julien as Goldie Mickens and Richard Pryor as Slim.
Description
A brown leather and snakeskin cape coat worn by Max Julien as the character John "Goldie" Mickens in the 1973 film The Mack. The cape coat is brown throughout with snakeskin accents. At the neck, a large collar, edged in snakeskin, meets at a large round button. A second large round button is slightly below the first. The cape coat opens at the middle. On either side, at the hip, there is a vertical strip of snakeskin. The back of the cape coat has a large horizontal strip of snakeskin at the lower back.
Place used
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
coats
capes (outerwear)
Topic
Blaxploitation films
Clothing and dress
Costume
Costume design
Design
Fashion
Film
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.42.2
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd577242b7b-8d74-4422-ad7d-2406ea7a9a1e

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