Sujet

Off-white oxford shoes worn by Cab Calloway, mid 20th-late 20th century. Creator: Capezio.

Légende

A pair of off-white men's oxford shoes worn by Cab Calloway, (1907-1994), an African-American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader and actor. The uppers are made from off-white leather with a plain oxford vamp and closed lacing. The soles of the shoes are brown leather with a stacked heel. Off-white cotton shoelaces with metal aglets are laced and tied in a bow over the tongue. The off-white insole is stamped with gold text that reads: " 'ON-STAGE' Fashion / by CAPEZIO / NEW YORK CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD / MAN-MADE INNERSOLE & SOCK LINING". On the interior inside of the left shoe (a) and the exterior inside of the right shoe (b) is handwritten text in black ink reading: "9 1/2 B / 7470".

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_252

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

100,4Mo (2,7Mo) / 51,3cm x 49,0cm / 6060 x 5792 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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