I'm wondering about the provenance of this collection, and if it is the same one >>>
that over the past few years has been at other venues. I'm guessing that maybe a collector purchased many of these costumes at auctions over the years and has a big enough collection that it can be loaned out for exhibits like this. There's been such a sad and shady history attached to how so many costumes were dispersed over the years that I'm always curious about where collections like this come from.
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