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User:
Davis, Miles  Search this
Maker:
Versace, Gianni  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 30 in x 10 in x 24 in; 76.2 cm x 25.4 cm x 60.96 cm
Object Name:
jacket
Date made:
1991
Description (Brief):
<p>This custom jacket was made by Versace in Italy, circa 1991, for American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis (1926 - 1991).</p>
<p>Davis wore this jacket during his performance with Quincy Jones for the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, in 1991. Davis’ collaboration with Jones was one of his last performances and was a return to performing songs arranged by Gil Evans, that were featured on his albums from the 1950s, <i>Miles Ahead</i>, <i>Porgy and Bess</i>, and <i>Sketches of Spain</i>.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Jazz  Search this
Credit Line:
Miles Davis Properties
ID Number:
2006.0049.01
Accession number:
2006.0049
Catalog number:
2006.0049.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-15d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1304663