Dickey and tie worn by Sid Caesar as German Professor on Your Show of Shows
Dickey and tie worn by Sid Caesar as German Professor on Your Show of Shows
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- Description
- Dickie and tie worn by Sid Caesar as part of his German Professor costume in sketches on the television series Your Show of Shows. The dickie is comprised of a white dress shirt front with attached silver and grey necktie. The neck of the shirt is cut and attachable with a silver clasp. The dickie's edges are not finished.
- Comedian Sid Caesar (1922-2014) was an influential and acclaimed comedian best known for his pioneering work on television, especially Your Show of Shows, a comedy variety show which aired from 1950-1954. The German Professor was a character used by Caesar to mock the pretentiousness of media experts and satirize intellectual fads. In sketches, the Professor’s ridiculous name changed based on whatever expertise he was supposed to have, such as memory expert “Lapse Von Memory” and Medical Doctor “Hugo von Gezundheit.”
- Object Name
- shirt
- date made
- ca 1950
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- fabric, synthetic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 in x 23 in; 40.64 cm x 58.42 cm
- ID Number
- 1989.0172.03
- catalog number
- 1989.0172.03
- accession number
- 1989.0172
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sid Caesar
- subject
- Comedy
- Television
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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