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Jacket

Object number2021.98.1

MediumVelveteen; Satin or silk; Paint; Ink; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Amy Berlin

DescriptionPink velveteen jacket featuring a colorful pattern consisting of beige figures with black wings, yellow, blue, and red figures. Brown outline around the neck down the front opening. Sequins, beads, and silver reflective disks are attached throughout the jacket. Jacket is reversible; the inside features a silk or satin lining with handwritten text throughout. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (flat): 38.75 x 54.125 x 1 in. (98.4 x 137.5 x 2.5 cm)
InscriptionsText on the inside of the jacket (on the back) reads: "THIS MOST EXCELLENT / CANOPY, THE AIR / .. THIS / BRAVE O'ER HANGING / FIRMAMENT, THIS MAJRES-TICAL ROOF FRETTED WITH / GOLDEN FIRE ... WHAT A / PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN / HOW NOBLE IN REASON!".

Text on proper right front of the jacket reads: "ANGEL! IN / APPREHENSION / HOW LIKE A / GOD! THE / BEAUTY OF / THE WORLD! / THE PARAGON / OF ANIMALS! / ... / HAMLET.

Text on proper left front of the jacket reads: "HOW INFINITE / IN FACULTY! / IN FORM AND / MOVING HOW / EXPRESS AND / ADMIRABLE! / IN ACTION / HOW LIKE AN / [first letter difficult to read] Jambert '88".

Text on the back of the proper left arm reads "ANGEL", written twice.

Text on the front of the proper right arms reads: "BEAUTY OF THE WORLD".
Historical NotesJacket worn by Anne Feeney while performing on stage. Feeney was a local musician, activist, and attorney. Feeney toured the country and the world, but Pittsburgh remained her hometown. She remained active in local activist organizations like the Thomas Merton Center, Pittsburgh NOW and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, which she helped organize in 1972. She was active in the environmental, labor, women’s rights, and anti-war movements. Born in Charleroi and raised in Brookline she earned her B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974 and then a law degree in 1978. Her grandfather was a union organizer in the mine’s and played the violin, he influenced her future activism and interest in music. She always enjoyed playing music, purchasing the guitar she used throughout her career in 1967 and giving her first public performance two years later, but it wasn’t until 1989 that she devoted herself fulltime to her music career, after a twelve year career as an attorney. The rest of her life she performed around the world at protests, festivals, political rallies and labor events. Feeney released twelve recordings and is perhaps best known for the song “Have You Been to Jail for Justice” that was covered by Peter, Paul, & Mary. She received the Joe Hill Aware in 2005, a national award that honors artists and activists who support the labor movement. She passed from complications of pneumonia related to Covid-19 on February 3, 2021 at age 69.

Previous owner Anne Feeney (1951 - 2021)

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

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