Tour Jacket, worn by Willie Nelson
Tour Jacket, worn by Willie Nelson
- Description (Brief)
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Black polyester and cotton jacket with red polyester lining. Size Medium. With white piped trim at shoulders. Knit cuffs, neck and waist. Zipper front. 2 open front pockets and one zipped sleeve pocket. Hot pink and white thread lettering on front left side and back and red and green rose on back. The front of the jacket is embroidered:
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Willie
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(applied on the back of the jacket):
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Willie
and Family
on the Road Again -
Inspired by Live Aid, the international benefit concert for Ethiopian famine victims, Willie Nelson and other singers established Farm Aid in 1985 to support family farmers in the United States.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jacket
- date made
- 1980
- user
- Nelson, Willie
- Physical Description
- polyester (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28 in x 22 in; 71.12 cm x 55.88 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0551.01
- accession number
- 1983.0551
- catalog number
- 1983.0551.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Willie Nelson
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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