UFO Costume
Artist
James Wines
(American, 20th century)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1969
MediumPlastic | Fabric
Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Object number0.3238.6
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a UFO (unidentified flying object) costume. It includes a skirt with silver tubes through which fall strips of yellow plastic to floor. Under the skirt is a red leotard/ or top (b). It also includes a silver stretch helmet, with red mask (c), one silver glove (d), a silver fabric bodice (e), and the top of the costume piece is a silver fabric UFO with black windows on the lower portion (f).ProvenanceMrs. Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1969; Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler to The Chrysler Museum, 1971?. Exhibition History"Fantasy in Fabric: The Artist as Couturier," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., April 19 - June 3, 1990; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Tx., Oct. 27 - Dec. 30, 1990; Birmingham Museum of Art, Al., Feb. 1 - March 31, 1991; Portland Museum of Art, Me., Oct. 27, 1994 - Jan. 22, 1995.
