Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835  Search this

Medium:

ink on cotton (textile) polyester

Dimensions:

L x W: 30 1/16 × 23 1/8 in. (76.3 × 58.7 cm)

Type:

T-shirts

Place used:

Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2009-2013

Description:

A dark grey t-shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. The interior neckline of the shirt features the inscriptions “JK” in orange and black marker. On the back of the t-shirt printed horizontally in black, is “HUNT”.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Men  Search this

Prisons  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds

Object number:

A2018.36.1.25

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Herman Wallace Archival Collection

Classification:

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e4671df-2aa7-49c2-b0e6-0347ca7ed275

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2018.36.1.25