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

Geoffrey Holderca. 1977

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

This pair of white ankle-length platform boots are part of a costume worn by Carl Hall as the Wizard in the 1984 revival of "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.

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  • Title: Costume boots for the Wizard in "The Wiz" on Broadway, worn by Carl Hall
  • Creator: Geoffrey Holder, Grace Costumes Inc.
  • Date Created: ca. 1977
  • Location: New York, New York
  • Provenance: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
  • External Link: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2007.3.8.4ab
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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