Dress worn by Shirley Verrett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dress worn by Shirley Verrett: Date: 1960-1990. Designed by: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990. Owned by: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
The dress has an alternating black and pink diagonal striped pattern. Within the stripes there is a repeating vertical grey stripe. It is part of a matching set. The dress has a funnel, or built-up, neckline, which is which is a slightly higher neckline with curved or slanted shoulder seams upward towards the neck. The dress is a mid-length shift dress. The inside of the dress is lined in a black fabric. There is a black zipper down the back of the dress. Inside the dress, along the zipper, there is a rectangular white tag with black text that reads [STAVROPOULOS / NEW YORK ATHENS].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1960-1990
- Designed by: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990
- Owned by: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010
- Type: dresses
- Medium: synthetic fiber
- Dimensions: H x W: 40 3/4 × 17 in. (103.5 × 43.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Costume design
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Opera (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2019.88.1.7.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Francesca LoMonaco in memory of Shirley Verrett
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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