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Costume boots for the Wizard in The Wiz on Broadway, worn by Carl Hall

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This pair of white ankle-length platform boots are part of a costume worn by Carl Hall as the Wizard in the broadway musical "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The boots are made from leather that is painted white. They have a rounded toe and a decorative seam along the top of the toe box that extends up the front of the ankle. The boots close at the inner side of each ankle with a metal zipper that has a long shoe string knotted as a pull tab. The wooden platforms are also painted white, with the foot platform measuring 1 1/2 inches and the heel platform measuring 3 inches. Black rubber non-skid soles are adhered to the bottoms of each platform. The word "Wiz" is handwritten in black ink on the bottom of the rubber sole of the foot on both boots. "Hall" is handwritten in purple ink on the arch of the sole of both boots.
Format:
Leather, Wood, Paint, And Metal
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. Actors
  2. Actors And Actresses
  3. African American
  4. African Americans
  5. Black Fashion Museum
  6. Clothing And Dress
  7. Costume
  8. Grace Costumes Inc
  9. Hall, Carl
  10. Holder, Geoffrey
  11. Musical Theatre

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