国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「Today, we remember accomplished singer, entertainer, and author Mary Wilson. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1944, Wilson is perhaps best known as a founding member of The Supremes, the glamorous Motown vocal trio that built an extraordinary following with their exquisite vocals and elegant styling. Scoring a dozen No. 1 hits, including five-in-a-row chart toppers in 1965, their songs of love, heartbreak, and, occasionally, social issues resonated with a new generation—and helped make teen pop music the soundtrack of the country. Mary Wilson was a guiding force in The Supremes; she also played a pivotal role in the history of the Smithsonian. In 1981 she donated these three matching yellow satin and chiffon costumes, detailed with daisies, worn in performances by The Supremes in the mid-1960s. Her donation marks the first moment that the Smithsonian accepted costumes into the national collection because of their association with popular musical artists. Her generous gift sparked new thinking for the Smithsonian’s music collections, which to that point had focused almost exclusively on the technology of musical instruments. Wilson visited our museum as recently as 2018. While conducting research for her 2019 book Supreme Glamour, Wilson inspected the gowns that she donated nearly 40 years before. She also visited the museum’s Archives Center to study hundreds of original costume sketches by the late Michael Travis, the fashion designer for The Supremes, Dionne Warwick, The Fifth Dimension, Liberace, and more.」2月10日 4時08分