Object Details
- wearer
- Mostel, Zero
- Description
- Part of a costume worn by actors Harry Goz and Zero Mostel in the role of Teyve in Fiddler on the Roof.
- Based on the writings of Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem, the musical play Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway in 1964. Set in 1905, the story's protagonist, Tevye is a philosophical dairy farmer who struggles to uphold his Jewish traditions while facing intergenerational family tensions and Russian pogroms.
- A massive hit, Fiddler won 9 Tony awards, and was, at the time, the longest running play in Broadway history.
- The play's homage to Jewish resilience in the face of the oppression, including the celebratory song To Life, was deeply felt following the horrors of the Holocaust. Giving a sense of the fullness of the Jewish experience, Fiddler represented a religious and cultural minority that had been rarely explored in America's mainstream popular entertainments.
- Adapted for the screen in 1971, the play has had numerous revivals and has become a staple of American musical theatre
- Credit Line
- Gift of Harry Goz
- 1964 - 1971
- ID Number
- 1983.0345.02
- accession number
- 1983.0345
- catalog number
- 1983.0345.02
- Object Name
- vest
- Object Type
- costume
- Costume
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 1/2 in x 21 1/2 in; 57.15 cm x 54.61 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Musical Theater
- Judaism
- Immigration
- Costume
- Record ID
- nmah_679463
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9a24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
