Sleeve detail of the orange-and-black velvet ensemble Marian Anderson (1897-1993) wore during her Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939. Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist. (Photo by Hugh Talman)
Shantung silk jacket (redesigned in 1993) and black velvet skirt worn by Marian Anderson, 1939
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture,
Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
