Dorothy Irene Height (1912–2010) was known for her courage, intelligence, leadership, standing straight—and her hats. In fact, she was rarely seen in public without one. The following gallery contains photos that were taken at the 2017 exhibition that displayed many of …

2017年2月22日 · Dorothy Irene Height blended substance with style as she tackled gender and racial issues. You never saw Height without a hat. She had lots of them: Blue hats. Green hats. A high-topped cranberry hat with roses. A white-sequined halo. Fuchsia spirals trimmed in black. Some of her nearly 300 hats are now at the Smithsonian.

2019年6月3日 · Several of Dr. Height’s hats were first exhibited in 2005 at the National Council of Negro Women’s annual Black Family Reunion in Washington, D.C. She founded the family event in 1986 to highlight the positive values of the African-American family. Forty-three of the 200 hats in the collection are on display at the DAI.

2010年6月29日 · Through it all, Dr. Height's intellect and strength remained as sharp as her signature sense of style. A musical based on her life was named "If This Hat Could Talk," and anyone who knew Dr. Height and her trademark gorgeous …

2019年3月24日 · Dorothy Height’s Hats features hats worn by Dr. Dorothy Irene Height (1912–2010), an author and icon of civil rights who was known for her leadership, courage, determination, and hats! This exhibition will explore the life of Dr. Height by bringing together 43 of her favorite and most iconic hats.

Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. [1] ... She was also well known for her hats and hat collection, many of them made by a Black Washington, D.C., milliner, Vanilla Beane.

2019年5月31日 · What: "Dorothy Height's Hats," a collection of 43 hats worn by the civil rights icon Where: Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park North When: Through June 23.

2019年3月23日 · An author and icon of civil rights, Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010) was known for her intelligence, leadership, courage … and hats! She was rarely seen in public without a hat, and this exhibition will explore the extraordinary life of Dr. Height by bringing together 42 of her favorite hats, on loan from The Dorothy I. Height Education ...

Civil rights icon Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010) was known for her courage, intelligence, leadership, standing straight—and hats. The 42 hats in the exhibition have been borrowed from The Dorothy I. Height Education Foundation, Inc. in Washington, D.C. Height was almost never seen in public without a hat, and this exhibition displays many ...

Dorothy Height’s Hats features hats worn by Dr. Dorothy Irene Height (1912–2010), an author and icon of civil rights who was known for her leadership, courage, determination, and hats! This exhibition explores the life of Dr. Height by bringing together 43 …