Object Details
- Gibson, Althea
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Althea Gibson
- 1957
- ID Number
- 1988.0260.07
- accession number
- 1988.0260
- catalog number
- 1988.0260.07
- Object Name
- outfit, tennis
- 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
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- 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
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Tennis
- web subject
- Sports
- level of sport
- Professional
- web subject
- Women
- African American
- Record ID
- nmah_748878
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2d42-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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