Object Details
- Bolger, Ray
- designer
- Adrian
- Description
- Ray Bolger wore this patchwork outfit as the Scarecrow, one of the trio of friends who accompany Dorothy to the Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz.
- Designed by Adrian, MGM's premier costume artist, the straw-stuffed clothing fit loosely enough so that Bolger could perform his comedic dance number, "If I Only Had a Brain." A sponge-rubber mask, resembling burlap, completed the Scarecrow's costume. Under the hot lights on the set, the mask was stifling, and it frequently had to be replaced.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gwendolyn R. Bolger
- 1939
- ID Number
- 1987.0608.11
- accession number
- 1987.0608
- catalog number
- 1987.0608.11
- Object Name
- straw, bag of
- Physical Description
- straw (overall material)
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Clothing & Accessories
- Movies
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Textiles
- Movie Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Wizard of Oz
- Movie
- Music
- Record ID
- nmah_1349781
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-99c4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
