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Coat
Fall/Winter 1986-1987
Not on view
The design for this fabric, custom-printed by Bianchini-Férier, is based on a famous lithograph of American-born Black performer Josephine Baker by French poster artist Paul Colin, created for his limited-edition portfolio Le Tumulte noir (1927) that featured La Revue Nègre. This Harlem- assembled review starred Baker and took Paris by storm when it debuted in 1925 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Baker was Patrick Kelly’s muse, and the designer owned a large collection of Baker memorabilia, including the sequined bodysuit worn for her final performance in 1975 at the Bobino in Paris.
- Designer
- Patrick Kelly
- Title
- Coat
- Date
- Fall/Winter 1986-1987
- Object Type
- Costume
- Medium
- Quilted printed cotton
- Dimensions
- 96.5 cm (38 in.) center back length; 63.5 cm (25 in.) chest; 68.6 cm (27 in.) sleeve lengths
- Credit Line
- Gift of Audrey Smaltz
- Accession Number
- 2021.8.2