The Boston Globe: Smithsonian raising funds to preserve Scarecrow costume from ‘Wizard of Oz’
New York Daily News: Crowd-funding campaign to preserve Scarecrow costume from ‘Wizard of Oz’ doesn’t reach goal
Crowd-funding campaign to preserve Scarecrow costume from ‘Wizard of Oz’ doesn’t reach goal
On Aug. 25, 1939, “The Wizard of Oz” debuted in theaters nationwide. Ray Bolger wore this straw-stuffed patchwork costume as the Scarecrow, one of the friends who accompanied Dorothy to the Emerald ...
Ray Bolger's widow, Gwendolyn, donated the costume to the Smithsonian Institution after the comedian's death in 1987. NMAH The Scarecrow's hat will be part of a 2018 exhibition on American popular ...