Tennis Outfit, Worn by Althea Gibson
Tennis Outfit, Worn by Althea Gibson
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- Description (Brief)
- Althea Gibson (1927-2003) wore this tennis outfit while winning the woman's singles title at Wimbledon in 1957. In the match she defeated fellow American Darlene Heard.
- Gibson was the first African-American to play in, and win, Wimbledon. She hoisted the prestigous event's silver trophy twice, in 1957 and 1958. She was also the first black woman to play in the U.S. Tennis Championships (1950,) to win the U.S. Open and to complete a Grand-Slam.
- Gibson also broke the color barrier in professional golf when she joined the LPGA in 1964.
- Object Name
- outfit, tennis
- date made
- 1957
- user
- Gibson, Althea
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- linen (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 32 in x 18 in; 81.28 cm x 45.72 cm
- overall, mounted: 32 in x 15 in x 11 1/2 in; 81.28 cm x 38.1 cm x 29.21 cm
- ID Number
- 1988.0260.07
- accession number
- 1988.0260
- catalog number
- 1988.0260.07
- Credit Line
- Gift of Althea Gibson
- subject
- Tennis
- Sports
- Professional
- Women
- African American
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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