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1. SIAHPC_100212_001.JPG: Carol Burnett's Costume: "I saw it in a window and just couldn't resist it," Carol Burnett remarked about her outrageous "curtain dress," worn in a comedy sketch that aired on her 1970s CBS-TV series. Designer Bob Mackie created the costume for the sketch, a wild parody of a famous scene in the 1939 movie classic Gone with the Wind. In it, Scarlett O'Hara, the film's Civil War-era heroine, fashions a gown out of the parlor draperies. Mackie's costume, with its brass curtain rod balanced on the shoulders and hat fashioned form a valance, was an important ingredient in Burnett's comic portrayal.
2. SIAHPC_100212_024.JPG: Rafiki's costume, The Lion King: This costume is worn by Rafiki, the tribal shaman or spiritual leader, in the 1997 stage musical The Lion King. The character, a baboon, is portrayed on stage by an actress to bring, in the words of director-designer Julie Taymor, "a strong adult feminine presence" to the play. The costume is a fine example of Taymor's technique of combining South African elements with show business razzle-dazzle.
3. SIAHPC_100212_036.JPG: Fonzie's Jacket: Actor Henry Winkler wore this leather jacket as mechanic Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, a leading character in the ABC-TV series Happy Days. Winkler and series creator Garry Marshall planned the character as a comic parody of the types of hoodlum roles associated with 1950s film stars Marlon Brando and James Dean. The 1974-84 series presented a portrait of small-town American that gently satirized such 1950s TV shows as Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver. In addition to his trademark leather jacket, "Fonzie" was typified by his catchphrases of "Whoa" and "Aaay," and his thumbs-up stance.
4. SIAHPC_100212_049.JPG: Phyllis Diller Stage Props: Gloves, short boots, a "fright wig," and a bejeweled cigarette holder (with wooden cigarette) are important elements in the on-stage identify of Phyllis Diller (b. 1917). A trailblazer for women working in the traditions of American stand-up comedy, Diller's wacky humor pokes fun at everyday situations in the life of the American homemaker. She had reached generations of audiences through countless appearance[s] in nightclubs, theater, TV, movies[,] film, and several USO tours.
5. SIAHPC_100212_061.JPG: Simba Mask, The Lion King: Simba, a young lion and heir to the throne of the African grassland region known as the Pride Lands, is the leading character in the 1994 Disney film The Lion King. In the 1997 stage adaptation of the film, the actor playing Simba wears this distinctive mask. Co-designed by Julie Taymor and Michael Curry, it is made of lightweight carbon graphite and the mane consists of polyester fibers.
6. SIAHPC_100212_090.JPG: Archie's hat
7. SIAHPC_100212_120.JPG: All in the Family props: Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs symbolize the conflict between bigotry and tolerance that is central to "All in the Family," the groundbreaking TV comedy series that premiered in 1971, Archie and Edith say in these chairs discussing social and political issues, with Archie's outbursts of prejudice tempered by Edith's pleas for tolerance. Syndicated columnist "Dear Abby" commented that "All in the Family has accomplished more about understanding American and what it's all about than any other show that's ever been done on television."
8. SIAHPC_101228_015.JPG: Stephen Colbert's "Portrait" This digital image on canvas, designed to resemble a formal oil portrait, is of writer-comedian Stephen Colbert in his guise as the fictional host of the Comedy Central Network series, "The Colbert Report." The show offers a hilarious satire of TV news broadcasting and political talk show personalities. The "portrait," originally a feature of the studio set, emphasizes the mock formality of the show and its host. Describing his on-screen persona as a blustery, conservative news commentator, Colbert observed, "My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned, but an idiot."
9. SIAHPC_101228_033.JPG: Animation cel The third TV special to be based on the Peanuts comic strip, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" follows Peanuts characters in preparing for Hallowe'en [sic]. Directed by Bill Melendez, the broadcast has become an annual favorite. This animation cel shows the gang in costumes for trick or treating. Peanuts turns 60: Peanuts, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2010, has the distinction of being one of the most popular and influential comic strips of all time. The work of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, the comic strip features an ensemble of children, including the hapless Charlie Brown and the bossy Lucy Van Pelt, who, with a beagle named Snoopy, offers humorous yet surprisingly mature perspectives on such diverse issues as psychiatry, religion, intolerance, and the violence of war. Drawn in a spare, minimalist style, the comic strip has been featured in over 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries and has been translated into 21 languages.
10. SIAHPC_101228_051.JPG: Drawing Utensils: Charles Schulz observed, "My ambition from earliest memory was to produce a daily comic strip." In a career that endured for more than 50 years, Charles Schulz drew more than 18,250 Peanuts comic strips. This artist brush, speedball pen, and drawing pencil were the tools of Charles Schulz's art and were used to create countless Peanuts comic strips.
11. SIAHPC_101228_058.JPG: Comic strip panels: These two comic strip panels, in Charles Schulz's hand, show the artist's progress from a rough sketch in pencil to a finished product in ink. The strips, each consisting of four panels, center on the recurring theme of Charlie Brown's spirited but futile efforts at mastering the game of baseball.
12. SIAHPC_101228_067.JPG: Olympic Torch: The 1936 Berlin Games mark the beginning of the Olympic torch relay. A torch is lit in Olympia, Greece, and its flame is then passed from torch to torch as hundreds of bearers -- athletes, celebrities, and community leaders -- deliver the flame to the Olympic venue. Carrying liquid fuel, the lightweight torches have traveled by car, plane, and dogsled -- and ever underwater en route to the 2000 Sydney games. This torch was designed for use in the relay to the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
13. SIAHPC_101228_084.JPG: Sam and Friends: The earliest Muppets were the stars of "Sam and Friends," a Washington DC TV show that Jim Henson and his future wife Jane Nebel created and performed between 1955 and 1961. These figures are the only Muppet characters made solely by Jim Henson. The five-minute show, broadcast twice each weeknight, established an important feature of the Henson style, combining puppets, comedy, and music for entertainment that appeals to all ages. The cast, headed by a jug-eared humanoid named Sam, included a purple monster named Yorick and a lizard-like character named Kermit, which Henson constructed from his mother's discarded spring coat and two halves of a Ping-Pong ball.
14. SIAHPC_101228_109.JPG: Brian Boitano's Ice Skates: The 1988 Calgary Games became the setting of the "Battle of the Brians," played out in one of the most popular televised Olympic events. US National Champion Brian Boitano and Brian Orser, Canada's National Champion, faced off in the men's ice skating competition. Orser won the short competition. Then, wearing these Harlick ice skates with their good-luck flags, Boitano won the gold with eight triple jumps -- two axels and a triple-triple combination.
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