Tennis Jacket worn by Renee Richards as a member of the New Orleans Sunbelt Nets

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Richards, Renee
Description
Blue, white and red "Fila" brand jacket, worn by Dr. Renee Richards (b.1934) as a member of the New Orleans Sunbelt Nets during the 1978 World Team Tennis season. Richards played mixed-doubles alongside NBA star John Lucas for the Nets. Prior to joining the WTT tour, Richards had become the first woman to compete in the US Open after having male to female sexual reassignment surgery (1977.)
Location
Currently not on view
ca 1978
ID Number
2019.0288.01
catalog number
2019.0288.01
accession number
2019.0288
Object Name
jacket
jacket, tennis
tennis jacket
Physical Description
fabric (overall material)
metal (zipper and snaps material)
felt (lettering material)
Measurements
overall: 24 in x 27 in; 60.96 cm x 68.58 cm
associated place
United States: Louisiana, New Orleans
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
National Museum of American History
Subject
Tennis
Transgender
web subject
Sports
Record ID
nmah_1969723
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-2540-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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